Shop Clean Up

Hey Guys,

I don't know what others do with offcuts, but I save them, in bins, on the shelf, wherever works.

For me, I am tickled to be able to sell my wood offcuts, lol

Eventually I have to do something with the overflowing bins and shelves.

I have about 30+ bins for short offcuts that are sorted by species.  Often I can dip into these bins to find material to make a small part or knob.

To make the Roach Clips I use offcuts from materials that I might have already laminated or used in other projects.  The weed is legal here in Canada, keeps everyone numb to the truth of what's going on I guess, so they are but a classy flashback to the 60's and 70's.

I fiddle fart around here and there putting them together and before ya know it, there is a lil pile.  I don't know that one could profit if they had to make these from scratch, it was only because 90% of the laminating was already done.

To make the Key Fobs I pull thin strips from the shelves, the thickness can vary, but I look for widths that are the same.

Ready for glue. Now, while I glue up the Roach Clips one at a time for the most part, the Key Fobs are made easier by prepping long stock, then cutting them to size.   Since these are offcuts, they can vary in size a lil, which works for me.

With just these few stock pieces glued up, I made 50+ Key Fobs and at $10 each, that's my kind of kindling!

Now I don't attend the art and craft shows myself, I have friends that attend and have a booth, and so they give me a lil corner of their table, and I help chip in on the booth cost.  Win/win.

To put the 45 degree edge on the pieces I made a zero clearance fence for my router.  I could have made it longer, but it worked great anyway.

After all that I clear coated them all with glossy wipe-on varathane.  What I don't sell, I often gift to friends and strangers.

I guess cleaning up the shop is more than just broom action.

Thanks for reading guys.