What to do, what to do?

[steven c newman]

I have a pile of cut-offs piling up on the bench. Some cherry, oak, pine ,and a BUNCH of Sycamore.SDC15277.jpgSDC15278.jpgalmost like a box of puzzle pieces, without the picture on the box. Maybe there is a way to use all of this up? Mainly 3-4" wide, the walnut is 5" wide. Most of the OLD Oak is 3" wide, by 1/2" thick. May have to fire up a toolSDC15279.jpgand sharpen some pencils up. Any ideas out there??

[Art Mann]

I use that kind of material to make keepsake boxes, jewelry boxes and similar small items. By the way, some quarter sawn sycamore is really pretty and makes nice jewelry boxes.

[steven c newman]

Starting to work my way through the Sycamore piecesSDC15289.jpgSDC15302.jpgSDC15287.jpgI now have four of these done, all by handplane. Need some posts made, some rails/stiles grooved, and then we'll see what is left...