Thread: What do you do with offcuts...?

Originally Posted by scubabob

i managed to scrounge/retrieve/recycle a couple of nice pieces of Ash offcuts from a building site dump bin. They measure about 270x50 and are about 800mm long. Too nice and too good for the Coonara but along with other such pieces, they now live in the shed but im not sure what to do with them.

i have an interest in boxes and chessboards and gave thought to using them there. Any ideas?

You are lucky,That is all some of us get to play with.
Have a look at the box section,along with the scale model section and also the toy section for starters Have a look HERE all built from off cuts Also my pride and Joy Started My Car it has had 8229 view as of 1.44pm today and still going I have a feeling that other sites have a likn to it.How do you find out.Anyhow it is all made from offcuts and New glue and WOP Aussie

Originally Posted by scubabob

i managed to scrounge/retrieve/recycle a couple of nice pieces of Ash offcuts from a building site dump bin. They measure about 270x50 and are about 800mm long. Too nice and too good for the Coonara but along with other such pieces, they now live in the shed but im not sure what to do with them.

i have an interest in boxes and chessboards and gave thought to using them there. Any ideas?

There's a few small platters or winged bowls in those, pen blanks, handles, candle sticks for the turners, boxes or even coffee table/occasional table tops for the flatties . . . plenty to play with and get back to the building site and see if you can score any more.

I have bins full of them

I can never decide wether to chuck or keep or them

What size is a pen blank, maybe I could send some out

i have decided, when i find a suitable piece of dark timber, to turn it into the 'white' half of a chessboard. Ive never made one but i like them a lot, dont know why, i just do. Oh, i do play BTW. Thanks for your insights. Cheers.