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   flairwoodworks | Jan 22, 2009 09:38pm | #1

   Only the finest dust is worth collecting. Sort it by colour in glass jars hung from your shop ceiling.

   You're not serious, are you?

   Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
   (soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   RalphBarker | Jan 22, 2009 10:02pm | #2

   "You're not serious, are you?"Nope. I just thought exploring the verb/noun ambiguity might be fun. Unless, of course, you think I can sell the resulting collection for big bucks on eBay, using descriptions such as "Maloof-style" or "Krenov-inspired".If I dump the jars later, will the dust be "Frid at last"? ;-)

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   flairwoodworks | Jan 23, 2009 01:16am | #3

   Ralph,Maybe you can create some art with your coloured sawdust. Get a sheet of MDF and a can of spray adhesive. Spray a design on the MDF and sprinkle the sawdust over it and shake off the excess. Then repeat until you have a picture of something (or as art seems to be headed, a board coloured with random shapes).Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com(soon to be http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   RalphBarker | Jan 23, 2009 02:41am | #4

   Some of my neighbors do that, except for the glue part, with sand. They create lovely art that way. What I could create with senior-affordable woods (pine, poplar, etc.) would look pretty bland by comparison. Perhaps I could beg some Bubinga dust from folks farther west, though. ;-)

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   Aftonwood | Jan 23, 2009 05:32am | #6

   Ralph,I prefer to display my dust collection somewhat randomly around my shop. Some is on the shelves, some on the tools, and I even save some in the little bins with hardware, etc. Some of the dust has the ability to stick on the walls so I use that as appropriate for decorative effect. Periodically I rearrange the collection by blowing it around with an air gun and a vacuum. Certain dark corners I leave undisturbed however so that they preserve a historical record of my work. Martha Stewart I'm not, but until she does a show on dust collecting, I am doing the best I can. Good luck with starting your collection.Jerry

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   flairwoodworks | Jan 23, 2009 08:02am | #10

   What's the best way to keep the dust on the walls? Shellac?Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com(soon to be http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   Aftonwood | Jan 23, 2009 08:28am | #11

   "What's the best way to keep the dust on the walls? Shellac?"Chris, I hadn't thought of using shellac, but I imagine it would work well, especially if sprayed on! I just apply a little dab of that 'grrrilla glue' to each piece of sawdust (tweezers and a magnifying glass help) and then place it on the wall. The foaming action of the glue sort of frames the dust, for a real nice effect.Jerry

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   flairwoodworks | Jan 23, 2009 08:41am | #12

   Jerry,Does all the foam on the walls insulate noise too?Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com(soon to be http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   KiddervilleAcres | Jan 23, 2009 05:53am | #8

   Ralph,

   I kin send ya a mix of white birch, cherry, some maple and mebbe a wee bit of red oak.  You could make a collage!

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   AZMO | Jan 23, 2009 05:28am | #5

   Can you make a parfait for us? Just like DQ makes em....

                     

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   KiddervilleAcres | Jan 23, 2009 05:39am | #7

   AZMO,

   Speaking (?) of DQ do they still make Buster Bars? 

   I used to buy 'em by the case.  Oh man, I haven't had one in years.  They were sooooooooooooooo good.

   Taste buds yearnin for a BB,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   AZMO | Jan 23, 2009 06:39am | #9

   You know I have not checked in years. Last time I was in one my son convinced me to have Chocolate Moo Latte. Took me 2 days to calm down enough from the sugar coffee rush to pick up a chisel... Feller could get hurt bad making a diet out of those things <grin>                  <!----><!----><!---->

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   RalphBarker | Jan 23, 2009 05:20pm | #13

   Great idea, but wouldn't a wood dust parfait be a bit dry and chewy? I'm also a little concerned about the effect of all that "roughage". ;-)

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   AZMO | Jan 23, 2009 05:48pm | #14

   It is the perfect desert for an Atkins Ultra Low Carb Hi Fiber Diet. I have lost 15 lbs since New Years following this diet. Other than having my lips turn purple from a change in recipe from Cherry to Purpleheart it is fab-u-loose....                  <!----><!----><!---->

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   pezzi | Jan 23, 2009 08:53pm | #15

   Just run a pipe from your dust collector to the attic - free blown in insulation ! (minus the fire rating - don't try this at home, kids !)-- make dust, not war --