What do you do with your wood shavings and sawdust? Following are a few ideas and practices to get started. This could've been posted in another section but I make the most shavings turning wood so the question is offered up for discussion here.
- Add to compost pile
- Pack green turnings in cardboard box to slow drying process - Idea that came from another woodturner on YouTube
- Packing material for shipping
- Chicken litter - Add the droppings and you have some great fertilizer to fortify the compost pile. I would use it for cat litter but my wife thinks her precious toilet lickin', fleabag cat is too good for anything but expensive, scented litter at the pet boutique.
- Rub a combination of sawdust and shavings into partially dried finish oils before buffing
I hope no one throws their wood scraps in the trash. It's a shame to let it go to waste.