hi everyone, my question is,does anyone know about a good book filled with projects ,so i can use waste material instead of throwing it out.the amount of stuff we throw away is scandolus,the finest of off cuts of hard wood floors,really nice trim,external redwood trim,etc.i look at the material and would love a few ideas of something to make with it anyone able to help?
Edited 2/16/2005 11:57 pm ET by paddy
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I have made several foot stools with leftovers from hardwood floors. I usually stain them with the same stain as the floor itself and if the customer has been good to me I give them to them at the end of the job. I have done this with deck scraps and built nice wood chairs I even made a pair that looked like a king and queens throne.
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I usually make a small side table or shelf for the HO. In the old days, we used to save all the framing scraps and come a nice Friday night, we would build a huge bonfire and drink like our Viking ancestors.
i use cutoffs from hardwood floors (unfinished, of course) as fuel for the smoker.
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hardwood scraps nailed together make for nice logs come winter... I especially like to burn oak.
james
I know your looking for projects, but.........
Have you thought about giving it to a high school near you? With the donation could be an invitation to use some of their equipment to play with.
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Yeah, give it to the local high school shop class, cut up "kits" for birdhouses & give to Cub Scouts, give some to art classes, etc.
Also, recall some of those do-dads that folks were selling in your local mall last Christmas -- wooden paper towel holders, etc.
If you have an artistic bent, make modern art (or even sculpture) from random pieces of trim.
Had a bunch of 2 x 4's from a wall demo after I had already taken a full dump trailer to the landfill. Noticed a group of strikers keeping warm with a burn barrel. End of scrap wood!!