Thread: What would you do with an endless supply of this?

Here is one of the unidentified pieces. Care to give it a shot?

It depends on what you like doing. The possibilities are almost endless. I previously used old packing create timbers for bandsaw boxes. It was easy enough to work around any faults in the timber and it was always a surprise to see how the grain would come up at the end of the project. The sizes you have in your picture would work well laminated into bandsaw box blanks.

Originally Posted by Sir Stinkalot

It depends on what you like doing. The possibilities are almost endless. I previously used old packing create timbers for bandsaw boxes. It was easy enough to work around any faults in the timber and it was always a surprise to see how the grain would come up at the end of the project. The sizes you have in your picture would work well laminated into bandsaw box blanks.

Ok, so until now I have never heard of band saw boxes. What a great way to salvage scraps! Looks like a fun project and way to kill a day. Thanks for the idea.

Depends where your skills and passions are. Carving is an option. Perhaps walking sticks, caricature figures etc. If you can resaw and sand then boxes. If you turn then all sorts of legs for tables, chairs or drinking vessels, etc

Resawing and sanding have been my main methods thus far. Here are some photos of a few crosses I've built with them.






Sorry the photos are so poor.

Anybody care to take a stab at identifying the wood in the 3rd picture?