Matt Ducar
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I started cleaning up the shop today to make space to start on the table I've posted in another thread. One corner of my small shop was cluttered up with small scraps I've accumulated over the years but never found a use for. I know for certain some of those scraps have been there for 5 years or more, but it still hurts to toss them in the trash.
What do the rest of you do? What is the minimum size something has to be for you to hold onto it? I'm not talking the uber rare stuff like ebony or scraps from "the tree", but purple heart, walnut, etc. Will I really find a use for that 1/4"x1"x6" piece of purpleheart? What about that that 3"x12" piece of 1/2" maple plywood?
So far, I haven't been able to throw any of it away. And occasionally the odd piece has come in useful. But it has gotten beyond what my small space can manage. I'd take it outside and burn it, but the last time I did that the neighbors called the fire department and I was told I needed a permit for a fire - even if it is in one of those fire pits you buy at the borg. Got to love city living sometimes.
Matt
What do the rest of you do? What is the minimum size something has to be for you to hold onto it? I'm not talking the uber rare stuff like ebony or scraps from "the tree", but purple heart, walnut, etc. Will I really find a use for that 1/4"x1"x6" piece of purpleheart? What about that that 3"x12" piece of 1/2" maple plywood?
So far, I haven't been able to throw any of it away. And occasionally the odd piece has come in useful. But it has gotten beyond what my small space can manage. I'd take it outside and burn it, but the last time I did that the neighbors called the fire department and I was told I needed a permit for a fire - even if it is in one of those fire pits you buy at the borg. Got to love city living sometimes.
Matt