Do You Hoard Anything?

[Jim Koepke]

The thread about the Popular Woodworking site got me to take a look. This was yesterday but other things came up before getting back.

While there this was read:

popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/the-demise-of-american-clamp-manufacturing-and-in-defense-of-hoarding-hardware

I do tend to hoard all kinds of hardware, scrap wood and other things. Often it has saved the day. Recently I wanted some #2 & #4 wood screws with slotted heads and made of brass. The supplier where I usually purchase these was out of stock so ordered some. I was going to only purchase about 10 or each. But when the order came in the manager had ordered 50 of each. The price was so good I took them all home.

Many times my stash of screws has saved me from having to run in to town for parts. The springs from discarded cigarette lighters have come in handy when an old chuck from an egg beater drill needs replacement springs.

Scrap wood comes in handy for making custom holders for small parts to be worked on and many other things before getting tossed in to the fireplace for a bit of heat.

So as the title asks, do you hoard and what do you hoard?

jtk

[John C Cox]

Nope... No hoarde here... What gives you that idea? And don't listen to my wife.. It's not a hoarde.

[Prashun Patel]

Long, skinny wood cutoffs. For the 10,000,000 tool handles and pens I will one day want to make out of some crappy, grain-runouty poplar.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I hoard small pieces of hardwoods. It's so expensive here.

[Patrick McCarthy]

Jim, it is a matter of perception. My answer is "of course not!". On the other hand, I could use some more space for the additional stuff I hope to acquire/save/etc. . . . .

My better half has a problem with misperception though, so best we not bother asking her.

Some place, at some time, a wise sage must have said something about "more is better" . . . . .

[Paul Sidener]

Money, and I'm not very good at it.

[Bruce Page]

Nope, I'm an anti-horder. I do have more screws & nuts & bolts than I'll ever need. I buy lumber and materials only as I need it. 99% of my cutoffs go into a trash can but if I haven't found a use for them before winter they go into the fireplace. Such is life in a 2 car garage shop.

[James Pallas]

I "save" things. I have lots of pieces of wood, narrow strips, pieces under an inch long, curved small pieces. I may need them to make several thousand wedges or shims or glue spreaders or patches, you know all of that very important stuff. I may have to lighten up a bit this spring because now you mentioned it I feel like a hoarder.
Jim

[Brian Henderson]

I keep things only if I think I have a good reason to. If I can't imagine what I'd use it for, it goes into the trash.

[steven c newman]

Chisels...maybe?
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Of course, these are just the "extras" the users are up ON the bench...

[David Eisenhauer]

About every 5 years or so I force myself to thin out (but not eliminate) the offcut supply underneath my assembly bench. I did come from a farm/ranch family and you know they don't throw anything away.

[Don Orr]

I don't hoard, I stockpile raw materials and supplies. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. My wife is actually just as bad if not worse. If you know a quilter you know what I mean about fabric.

[Patrick Walsh]

Not a hoarder in the slightest. I throw stuff out religiously as in the shop and home as soon as i get amy ide its not being used.

I did begin hoarding exotic and exrtra special domestic lumber about three years ago. Its getting to the point i may need to rent a storage space soon. I have one more maybe 10" wall in my shop i can put racks on then im gonna be in a little pickle.

I also keep my decent off cuts under my assembly table. About twice a year i take it down to a neatly organized pile that give me room to continue with the habbit.

[Brent Cutshall]

I mainly hoard screws, nuts, and bolts(and what ever else I find laying around). I haunt the local parking lots and road shoulders. I'll pounce on a good bolt before I will a nickel. But hey, I rarely need a screw that I don't have.

[john zulu]

Hoarding........ I have been known to carry back hardwood near my house. So far no luck with metal....