Question that occurred to me this evening when (for the hundredth time) hauling a large bag of shavings from my latest turning out to the curb for our local trash service: has anyone figured out a good use for the wood shavings that we turners produce in such profusion? When I started turning I thought they might be good for garden mulch but a scientifically minded friend told me that as the fresh wood decomposes in the elements it will take up the oxygen in the soil and kill plant life. Not sure if this is really true but I'm curious if anyone else has experimented or come up with other ideas. It somehow seems like there must be something useful we could do with this material.