How I used up scrap cut offs

[Bob Coates]

This is how I used up some scrap wood to make a vessel. The pictures attempt to show the steps. All rings contain 12 wedges. 5" diameter and 4 " high.

Picture 1 is the finished vessel with end grain showing. The wedges are cut with the end grain against the fence of the sled. A face grain vessel could be made if the rings are cut with the face grain against the fence instead of the end grain.

Picture 2 is the glue up strips from scraps. Two glue up were used, one is cut at 90 degrees (cross grain) the other at 45 degrees.

Picture 3 is a closeup of the top ring that was made from the strips cut at 45.

Picture 4 is a closeup showing the end grain.

Picture 5 shows sample wedges showing the multiple woods in each wedge. You could claim that each different wood was glued separately.
Picture 6 is sample ring glued up.
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[Tom Bender]

Very nice. Always looking for uses. Have made stools, small clamping blocks and mallets.

[Mike Henderson]

Here's something I made from scrap recently - actually, I made a dozen or more. It's a stand for a smartphone. It has a hole in the bottom so that you can charge the phone while its sitting in the stand. I think this one is teak. The one not together is some other wood, I think avocado.

People I gave them to seem to really like them.

Mike

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[Frank Necaise]

Thanks Mike for sharing. Will try to make a few from my scraps.