Thread: Wanted: Project ideas for offcuts/scrap

You could buy clock inserts from Jim Carroll and make them into clocks of various shapes and SWMBO could then use them for presents.
Think of the brownie points that could get you.

You could maybe start making little boxes out of them...same deal.....pressies......but its a very addictive pasttime.

Chopping boards..

Al

If they're nicely contrasting woods start making inlay banding from them to use for decoration on your "bigger" projects.

The standard solution is to use the scraps to build a box for storing the scraps. Only problem is that if you use all of them, you won't have any scraps to put in the box.

Kidding aside, if you have a yen for woodturning, scraps are often large enough for pen blanks. Smaller scraps of various sizes are useful for segmented turning, which can be quite awesome. I don't know if anyone has done it, but for non-turning, segmented boxes (rectangular-ish) could be interesting, and would make nice gifts.

Joe

Originally Posted by Harry72

If they're nicely contrasting woods start making inlay banding from them to use for decoration on your "bigger" projects.

Theres a "how to" on banding here on the forum somewhere, maybe the best of the best?

Ok, I just put it in the Best of the Best.

Al

I bought a small lathe and began turning pens. More addictive than heroin (I hear). The small box idea offered by Watson above is sound. I have a jeweler in town that wants me to make some really small "one ring" boxes. These are only about 2-1/2" square and the idea is some bloke walks in determined to buy an engagement ring, despite his friends dour warnings, he may just want a fancy box to present it in. Of course, it won't make his predicament any easier, but the girl might like it. Just for the record, a nice piece of wood has to be really small to make me throw it away.

Originally Posted by ciscokid

Just for the record, a nice piece of wood has to be really small to make me throw it away.

Same here, I have scraps of Huon pine so small that I struggle to imagine what to do with them, but I aint going to throw them out.

Ive also got a collection of old piano keys that are true Ebony and Ivory, I have no idea what to do with them, (insert Daffy Duck voice here) but they are all mine I tell you, all mine..

Al