What to do with Wood shavings?

[john brenton]

They used to use shavings to fill upholstered seats.

[Zach England]

I use some for fire starter, but most of my nice clean hardwood chips and shavings go to my pottery friends that do Raku firing. They say they get great results with them. I keep any exotics and Walnut out and dump them down back in the yard waste pile.

They are also good for saggar firing. I'm a potter (probably my number one craft) and while I am not into the alternative firing, I have friends who are and they will usually take a load.

[James Owen]

Brilliant!!!
I got a good laugh from that!

[Mike Olson]

So I started a little bonfire last night and let me tell you... Putting two big hand fulls of those curls onto the bonfire was like tossing gasoline on there. Flames shot up high but quickly died down and threw ash high up into the air.

I burned all I had and the kids thought it was funny watching me toss and run.

[David Posey]

We used them for ribbons for last year's Christmas presents.

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These are not in situ, but you get the idea. They are both from pine, but the dark one is stained with iron oxide.

[bob blakeborough]

You all want to be inspired and blown away??? Check out what this guy does with shavings...

http://thedesigninspiration.com/arti...sergey-bobkov/

[Jack Curtis]

You all want to be inspired and blown away??? Check out what this guy does with shavings...

http://thedesigninspiration.com/arti...sergey-bobkov/

Wow!, the knowledge about nature his art displays!