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What to do with offcuts

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:45 pm
by Flatliner
You guys that make a few bows must know how hard it can be to throw away those small seemingly useless offcuts of quite often spectacular woods,,, well I can't bring myself to chuck them out.
It was my daughters 21 st birthday recently and now it's her best friends 21 st, so this is what I made for her out of those useless bits.
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Not so useless any more 8) .

Rob.

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:10 pm
by Stickbow Hunter
Beautiful Rob. A very special gift indeed!

Jeff

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:59 pm
by Mick Smith
There's no doubt about it, you're a maestro with wood Rob.

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:08 pm
by Muz1970
Very nice indeed. I'm sure the girls love it

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:06 am
by Hamish
A lovely and amusing and inventive use of the offcuts.
I usually just stash them away, in the hope of making footings for arrows(which I haven't ever got around to doing). They sometimes get used for making dowels, for pinning mortise and tenon joints in the furniture that I make.

Lovely box Rob. Thanks for sharing.
Hamish

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:36 pm
by hazard
Heart and soul mate thats the name of the game! Love your work.

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:23 am
by bigbob
I',m rapidly gathering a sizable collection of bits myself Rob so you've given me some ideas. Terrific work by the way.

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:30 pm
by UPTHETOP
Rob you have far to much time on your hands mate get back to laying a few more floor boards and pay some bills.
P.S Hope the back is better mate.

Cheers Wayno

Re: What to do with offcuts

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:54 am
by rodlonq
Outstanding Rob, I love the finish you get on your work, top class.

If they are long enough I palm of most of my small offcuts to Dad for turning pens. Some of the offcuts with accents in them come up nice.

Cheers... Rod