What to do with offcuts

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What to do with offcuts

#1 Post by Flatliner » Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:45 pm

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) .

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#2 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:10 pm

Beautiful Rob. A very special gift indeed!

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#3 Post by Mick Smith » Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:59 pm

There's no doubt about it, you're a maestro with wood Rob.
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#4 Post by Muz1970 » Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:08 pm

Very nice indeed. I'm sure the girls love it
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#5 Post by Hamish » Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:06 am

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.
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#6 Post by hazard » Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:36 pm

Heart and soul mate thats the name of the game! Love your work.
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#7 Post by bigbob » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:23 am

I',m rapidly gathering a sizable collection of bits myself Rob so you've given me some ideas. Terrific work by the way.
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#8 Post by UPTHETOP » Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:30 pm

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.

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Re: What to do with offcuts

#9 Post by rodlonq » Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:54 am

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.

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