What to do with your shorts?

[ed kerns]

Short boards, that is! I'm in the middle of a post project shop clean up (I've heard of guys who KEEP their shop clean, but that ain't me) and as always, I've got a number of cut-offs and short boards to contend with. I'm not talking about rare exotics or a highly figured piece of crotch wood, just the run of the mill hardwoods that we all use. It pains me to throw these pieces away, but storage can be an even greater pain. So what do you guys do with chunks of wood under a couple of feet? Where do you draw the line and how do you store it? Yes I know there are plenty of little projects designed to make use of scrap, but frankly, I don't build too many of those and if I did, my small stock inventory is already over flowing.

[buzzard752]

Winter's coming. I burn 'em!

[Bill_de]

buzzard752 said:

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Winter's coming. I burn 'em!

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+1 ... after selecting a few for pen blanks.

[Texan]

Cutting boards make great Christmas gifts for extended family.

[Robert Adams]

Grill and smoker.

[glzahn]

I usually save them for as long as I can then I cut them into kindling for the fireplace.

If they're cherry, hickory, or maple I'll save them for smoking.

[ckx707]

glzahn said:

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...If they're cherry, hickory, or maple I'll save them for smoking.

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+1 and don't forget oak, my favorite for pork shoulder.

I've also split off straight grained sections of scraps to make draw bore pegs with a dowel plate when needed.

[iclark]

Flat-rate boxes of wood tend to go quickly in SnS.

The post office does not stock all of the different size flat rate boxes, but they will deliver a bundle of them to you for free. The board-game flat rate box is a good one to know about.

Turners and turning clubs can go through a lot of shorts.

"Boring" wood can be very helpful when turning finials or things like necklace trees.

[ruffcutt]

I don't really know what happens to my shorts. My wife picks them up off the floor is all I know.

[Pink Floyd]

ruffcutt said:

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I don't really know what happens to my shorts. My wife picks them up off the floor is all I know.

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I turn mine iside-out every wednesday and change them every saturday.

I don't keep many short boards unless they are something special.