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nine fingers
26th January 2024, 01:26 PM
I'm an old member of WWF, now in a retirement village with a mens shed. We get lots of donated scrap wood , but out last donation is about 200 part sheets of 12 mm Pine Ply 1200mm x 500mm. Looking for ideas of what we can make out of it to sell or give away. Hope some one will come up with a good Idea. nine fingers

auscab
26th January 2024, 01:39 PM
I saw a good idea the other day that suits I think. I’ll try for a picture later unless someone beats me to it.
It’s a bread cutting board for cutting slices off a loaf if it’s not already sliced. Say 10 and 14 mm. Two sizes of bread can be cut with a knife by gluing three 10 mm sticks glued around in a U shape on three sides. One one Side of a 250 x 200 ply board . And three sticks the same on the other side at 14 mm . Hold the bread on its end to the board and use the bread knife on its side resting on the sticks while cutting through.

Here’s one from YT

How to slice bread with the "Eezi-Slice wooden bread board" - YouTube (https://youtu.be/4U1dyWCF38U?feature=shared)

russ57
26th January 2024, 10:47 PM
I reckon from that size sheet you could make some great storage cabinets and drawers. 12mm ply could be used all around I think.
Could be a good seller if you are looking for that.
(that bread slicer is a good idea as well)

clear out
27th January 2024, 06:42 AM
A local men’s shed here in Sydney makes possum homes from ply.
Bird houses would also be a possibility to replace all the old trees being cut down.
H.

Beardy
27th January 2024, 10:25 AM
Google bird nesting boxes for some ideas, they sell well. You might even be able to do a deal selling them through some of the bird shops or list on Gumtree

Chesand
27th January 2024, 11:09 AM
Google bird nesting boxes for some ideas, they sell well.

The local Hume Mens' Shed make and sell nesting boxes from 12mm ply. They also make a 13 piece Nativity set for Christmas.

I was going to add their email etc but probably better that you 'google' them for contacts - less chance of spamming. They might be able to let you have patterns or at least tell you where they got theirs.