How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

[DR Buck]

Some time ago I concluded that I was becoming quite wasteful with wood.  After all, owning a sawmill, kiln and the ability to go get just about any size log home makes my lumber supply nearly endless.   Well tonight I discovered my earlier conclusion was wrong.     

I've been climbing over and around the mess in the woodshop for quite a while and figured since I'm starting some major projects around the house I should clean up the woodshop first.   I've been climbing over and around the mess  for a while so thinking it would be quick I started tonight.   :   First thing that I realized is how much wood I have accumulated in the shop.  It's leaning against walls, benches, and big tools like the lathe, planer, radial arm and table saws.   I've got piles on the floor, piles on top of, under and behind cabinets, work benches and other places.   When I began sorting and stacking I noticed that much of the "wood" was pieces left over from other projects.   All good stuff, but it's lots of short and narrow pieces.  Some as small as 2 or 3 inches wide and 18 to 30 inches long.  There is also quite a bit of larger pieces as well.

My question is, Am I the only one that is a wood hoarder?         When is it OK to toss all of these "good" pieces into the wood-burner?   smiley_dizzy

How much wood should a woodworker chuck, if a woodworker would chuck wood?   ;D

[ancjr]

Sounds like some pieces that Santa's elves would use to make toys...

:)

[jdtuttle]

My shops the same way. I need to start cleaning & give the scraps to some woodworkers for small projects.

[WDH]

No!  You cannot toss those "good" pieces in the wood burner  ;D.

[red oaks lumber]

here we get 14 months of winter so we need wood for heating   :)my wife gets mad if i burn the furniture ;D
it can be a big problem if you dont stay on top of it, i slab alittle heavier to eliminate those "borderline" boards, if it dosent make it into the green stickerd pile it wont end up in the shop for further proseccing.

[Magicman]

I have a serious problem.   :-\

[Chuck White]

I think most of us have a good supply of various sized lumber!

Most times, I will just pick up the pieces and shake the sawdust off and restack the lumber! 

[pigman]

When I sold the old place two years ago I had  very big fire. At my new place the pile of almost good stuff is starting to grow.

[Tom L]

I've been working thru my garage and basement workshop for the last year. I am a horder , no doubt
most of the wood that I have been getting rid of is really junk, that I have saved, thinking I can find something
to do with it. it is all dry . so the junk has been getting cut up to fit into my smoker cooker and I have been burning it in there while grilling. the good stuff that I find I have been jointing it on two sides and restacking it in the basement.
so I now have a really good supply of nice boards that I can build some stuff with

the one good thing is now I have more room , and I been buying more machines to put in the open space.  8)
so it's a win win all the way around to burn some wood.

[m wood]

I can remember the "befor the mill" days too well.  Couldnt find the right board for a project if my life depended on it.  now the rafters and all the shop corners are the same way as your shop DR_Buck.  I didnt have to go too far for scrap wood to set the plow on yesterday.  got a couple 55 gal barrels for anything under a foot long.   

[WDH]

Dave,

DON'T DO IT!

[mesquite buckeye]

We use up the little stuff for picture frames and such.  ;D 8) 8) 8)

[r.man]

I would suggest that smaller good lumber would be a welcome donation at any high school with a wood shop. They always have a planer and kids that don't have much of a budget for material. Amazing what can be made from a pile of narrow boards and some glue.

[Mooseherder]

I may have a problem.  WDH had so much wood he infected me.  I blame him.
There's a couple of scrap wood projects on the table with 3 more ideas for the rest.



  

  

 

[Magicman]

Well, at least your scrap is neat.   ;D

[LAZERDAN]

No you cannot throw thoes away,  But you  will never use them.  So get some glue and make some useable lumber and you will look at them differently, and it won,t be cheating your just looking    Lazerdan

[ancjr]

Throw in a few 6-9" logs, piles of bark and sawdust, dimensional lumber, offcuts, slivers and put the current job on top: stain grade trim, and those pictures look a little like my shop.  :)

[mesquite buckeye]

I'm wondering what magic happens when he is working by the light of the tiki torches. ;D

[okmulch]

My shop is the same way. I have pieces of wood everywhere! I have all these grand ideas of building different things but never get around to building them. I end up going out and trying to clean but then never get finished.

[beenthere]

I have some too.. but then I also have...



 

[Mooseherder]

In honor of woodpiles across the world, I present a Pecan Pail made from wood scraps left over from the Pecan Farm table project.
I couldn't decide to make the handle round or square, so it is both.  The handle was just finished as I took the lathe out this afternoon.
There isn't any finish on it and there probably won't be but it'll hold water, I'm sure of it.  ;D
Many times these scraps could have been used while grilling but the glue will now save it from that demise.
Only 2 screws were used.  One for each side of the handle.  They're recessed so you can't see them.



  

 

[clww]

Looks like a great looking well bucket to me.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Like Magicman said.......What evers thrown into the well, will surly come up in the bucket. 

Very nice Glenn.

[mesquite buckeye]

Well, isn't that well bucket looking well?

Well, I think so. ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Well, well well. ;D :snowfight1:

[WDH]

Very scrap creative!