Scrap wood projects

[russell dietrich]

I did not want to hijack the thread on scrap wood, so...... These "buttons" are easy to make on a lathe with 3 simple homemade parts, and is a fast and easy way to get in a litle turning without having to worry about design. I make them from 1-1/2" to 3" dia 1/4"-1/2" thick. To John Coloccia; you're right, I feel really bad that you are burning highly figured wood. I would like to know what you would charge for a box of your scrap wood. Or if you would like to try these, I can give more details on the jigs. I would also be glad to hear from anyone looking for a way to dispose of scrap hardwood that they feel would make nice buttons.

[Neil Bosdet]

Russell, maybe a silly question but what do you do with these buttons?

[Rich Engelhardt]

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For a hobbiest, using scraps makes sense.
If time is money, then there's always a point of diminishing returns.

I had the above "problem" spot in one of our rentals I needed to hide or cover somehow.
I hid it with the small rack I made using mostly scraps.
The biggest single cost involved was the hardware.

[russell dietrich]

Neil
They are actually toys. In one of the pictures you can see the string with the handles. You hold the handles, spin the string to wind it up, then pull and release on the handles. I made these for a charity last year, and had a teacher come back and request 30 for her class.

[HANK METZ]

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For a hobbiest, using scraps makes sense.
If time is money, then there's always a point of diminishing returns.

I had the above "problem" spot in one of our rentals I needed to hide or cover somehow.
I hid it with the small rack I made using mostly scraps.
The biggest single cost involved was the hardware.

That's a clever and useful treatment of a visual bruise.

- Beachside Hank
The use of nails in fine furniture is to be abhorred- drywall screws are preferred.

[Michael Moscicki]

Likewise, if you have a scroll saw, then you can cut some nice stuff from scraps.(I would post some pics, but my scroll saw has been collecting dust. Have to do something about that).

A furniture craftsman's scrap wood is a scroll sawer's good wood.

[frank shic]

is that a PM 3250 lathe?