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Upstanding Shell
1 commentI found this shell on the beach on a vacation to FL with the family. I was taken with its simple beauty – the lines were so sinuous and flowing – so I picked it up. When I...
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bagel cutter
1 commenta bagel/bially cutter. made from parallam beam ends and scrap ipe from a marina dock project.
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Knife Block made from Curly Maple with 1800 Bamboo Skewers
I found a similar knife block on the internet and this is my version. I made it with curly maple cut-offs from another project I am working on. A fun thing to do.
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Lazy Susan
I used bamboo flooring cutoffs for this project. A router was used to cut the circles and inlay pocket. I made the circle template from plexiglass. Bamboo has a high percentage of silica and is tough...
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Banding from tenon cutoffs
This is the ultimate use of scrap. I collect the cutoffs from doing the tenons and made banding from it. One day I was making tenons and notice all of the pieces and a light bulb went off. Why not...
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Stellar
2 commentsI glued up strips of American Sycamore, then crosscut kerfs in which I inserted contrasting strips of wood, repeating this process from varying angles. Bloodwood blocks were inserted randomly, and...
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Business Card Holder
2 commentsI utilized some scrap pieces of leopardwood and rosewood to make a business card holder for my desk. I used the rosewood for the core, between two slices of leopardwood. I added a...
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Digital Pacifier
This surely will push the definition of a 'scrap project'. These salvaged pieces of scrap were created for someone who needs to fondle something other than the TV remote while watching repeat...
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Spare Wood
1 commentAll the pieces were fit into the frame as they came out of the scrap box. It now hangs in our livingroom, along with my wife's impressionistic art.
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Desk name plate
Marguetry scraps; Birdseye maple for background, walnut and cherry inlay. Walnut frame.
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Congratulations to our winners!
Congratulations to our three winners! Argyllshire for Eye Candy, larrysak3 for Dulcimer; and Triumph1 for "Home is where the hearth is".
Three prize packages were awarded.
First Prize
Fine WoodworkingMagazine Archive DVD-ROM
Second Prize
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
Third Prize
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
Contest ended March 11, 2010
Winners were selected by the community and announced on March 22, 2010.











