Originally Posted by
Kevin Smira
As a sufferer of PTSD (thanks 20 yrs of military!!!), I find that when my stress builds up to the point of not knowing how to calm it down, if I pick up a handplane and a pc of wood and just start making shavings, that's the most relaxing thing I can do. With absolutely nothing in mind to do with said pc of wood, I'll just plane away making nice, long, thin shavings. As much as it would pain me to know that I just handplaned a pc of $15/bf pc of anything down to nothing, the $15/bf was much cheaper than any drug or therapy I could get my hands on, so it's a win/win for me.
This is where using wood for heat comes in. All the mill ends or off cuts are cheap stuff that can be turned into good looking lumber with a little time on the bench under a plane. Even if it comes out perfectly smooth, it can still be burnt later.
Some of my firewood ended up becoming a box:
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?259750
It worked out well and the would was bought for less than $10 for a cubic yard scooped into my truck.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)