Until last winter I had a wood burner in my workshop so I burnt all off cuts. Now I have the air source heat pump, my workshop is hot in the winter and so no need of the wood burner. The sawdust I can turn into compost with the grass clippings. It is the real off cuts that are of no use that are the problem such as 10mm off a piece as you cut it to final length etc. I am starting to get over run. What do you do to get rid of these off cuts?
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What to do with Off Cuts?
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Great question and one I've been struggling to put forward... glad you've doe so 
My tiny offcuts of such size you mention - plus some others over that - now get put in a plastic and trug and taken round to the recycling centre and put in the wood skip. I struggle with the larger pieces BUT really need to be harsh on myself to take them round also. If I'd a wood stove I'd probably burn them. A neighbour does have one but I'm kind of reluctant to offer to him in case some may have been treated with something that could be toxic if burned... possibly wouldn't happen but - I'm just being over cautious I guess
My tiny offcuts of such size you mention - plus some others over that - now get put in a plastic and trug and taken round to the recycling centre and put in the wood skip. I struggle with the larger pieces BUT really need to be harsh on myself to take them round also. If I'd a wood stove I'd probably burn them. A neighbour does have one but I'm kind of reluctant to offer to him in case some may have been treated with something that could be toxic if burned... possibly wouldn't happen but - I'm just being over cautious I guess
Malc2098
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All my short and funny shaped offcuts got to the recycling centre wood skip. breaks my heart sometimes because most are exotic woods that you see me post on here and I would just love some small craft worker to make use of them.
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I'd feel the same Malcolm... are they of suitable (if small) sizes to be used for marquetry or inlay pieces? Recut for such work? Depending on the sizes I'd be thinking of bagging up for such purposes and making available if I wasn't doing any such work/pieces myself. Either that or put in some resin for turning pieces?
I hate wasting any bits of wood.