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Thread: Yet another scrap bank.. You can learn form those little projects.

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    Yet another scrap bank.. You can learn form those little projects.

    I posted a while back a bank I made from some walnut I had left that I just could not pitch out.

    Well I did it again, just used more scrap from the scrap bucket.

    But the thing of it is you can learn a lot from those little projects.

    Design is the first thing you have to do and then once you have that you have to implement it.
    On this one I learned about setting the angle on the table saw and how to get it just right, I always have problems with angles.
    How to make sure I had the wood all prepared for a glue up, the exact right size and clean.
    Ways to glue up different things other then just squares, like the ends of the bank.
    Routing angles on the top of the bank.
    Routing angle on the base.
    Then there is the finishing, this is were I learned a lot about getting a good bright finish, smooth and shiny.

    I guess as being still a newbie in this art I have found that I really learn a lot by just doing little things like the banks. These project don't have to be a complete redo of the kitchen or a new entertainment center but you can learn form them anyway.

    You just have to let your mind wonder a little and get out the scrap and do something with it.

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    Looks GREAT!

    I need to clean out my scrap bin soon. Great idea for a project.
    "Remember back in the day, when things were made by hand, and people took pride in their work?"
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    Nice, Bill. Good results, and looks like fun.

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    Looks really nice!!

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    Looks great Bill. Did you use your new quadra-cut on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent VanFossen View Post
    Nice, Bill. Good results, and looks like fun.
    It is fun and it sure is a good way to to learn things without spending a lot of money on wood. All the wood I have used in the banks was right out of scrap bucket. It lets you try things you would not do to a high dollar board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Page View Post
    Looks great Bill. Did you use your new quadra-cut on it?
    Sure did and I did not saw the edges at all.

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    Bill, that looks great! Very nice design and execution. I have to confess though, you've placed a serious damper on my resolution to clean out the shop. I tend to hoard any small piece of wood, particularly if it's rare or figured, no matter how small, thinking someday I'll use that for ... Periodically, I think I should get rid of all this small stuff...it's posts like this that let the scrap bin grow.

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