In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
> There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
> 3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
> good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
> lumber for drying.
>
> Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
Trivets, drawer glides, trellisses for climbing plants, jigs in the
shop, shelf supports, whacking sticks, play blocks for kids...
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True. I don't have a lathe tho, nor the need.
A friend pointed out that they could be used for furniture projects for
stops or bracket holders (where not seen).
There was also a mudroom bench project I saw that had the lower shelf
as slats to allow dirty shoes to drip down through or air out.
Potters bench perhaps?
Jeff
Popler is a soft hardwood. Not that soft though. Have you ever seen
those glued up pine panels at the orange store? Glue up enough and make
yourself a 3' square top for a workbench of some type. or, you can
stagger them and make up any size you might need. I'm thinking of a
roll around tool chest I have. A wood top would be nice.
How about glue lam studs? he he
Model building?
dunno
[email protected] wrote:
> There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
> 3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
> good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
> lumber for drying.
>
> Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
> Jeff
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you could glue these up to make a longer wider board. Something like
it sells at the local building supply shop for fairly big bucks.
On 8 Nov 2005 11:26:49 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
>3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
>good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
>lumber for drying.
>
>Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
>Jeff
Chop em up for model train parts, ala Brio and Tommy Tank. Poplar and
Birch are the two most common woods used for them.
Where is this plant? I could use a double armful.
Bob McConnell
N2SPP
On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 04:39:41 -0800, Larry Blanchard
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:38:57 -0800, astutesolutions wrote:
>
>> True. I don't have a lathe tho, nor the need.
>>
>> A friend pointed out that they could be used for furniture projects for
>> stops or bracket holders (where not seen).
>>
>> There was also a mudroom bench project I saw that had the lower shelf as
>> slats to allow dirty shoes to drip down through or air out.
>>
>> Potters bench perhaps?
>
>Or a plant stand for potted plants or for starting seedlings.
Build a 100 bottle wine rack as illustrated attatched. This was built
from scraps.
Jesse
Tue, Nov 8, 2005, 11:26am (EST-3) [email protected] has to
ask:
<snip> Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
Are you kidding? It's free. I can think of probably a dozen
things to use it for, without even thinking. Take all you can get, then
worry about figuring what to use it for later. It's free. Hell, first
thing you can use some for is a pickup load as a sacrifice to the
Woodworking Gods. Let me know when we can expect it. If nothing else,
cut up a bunch toy block size, and dump a big load at every child care
in town.
JOAT
If it ain't broke, don't lend it.
- Red Green
Lawrence Wasserman wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
>>3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
>>good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
>>lumber for drying.
>>
>>Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>
>
> Manufacturing pointy sticks?
>
Rats, Larry. That was my first (and only) idea and you took the words
out of my keyboard. Sigh. :-(
twitch,
jo4hn
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:32:13 GMT, Jesse <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 04:39:41 -0800, Larry Blanchard
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:38:57 -0800, astutesolutions wrote:
>>
>>> True. I don't have a lathe tho, nor the need.
>>>
>>> A friend pointed out that they could be used for furniture projects for
>>> stops or bracket holders (where not seen).
>>>
>>> There was also a mudroom bench project I saw that had the lower shelf as
>>> slats to allow dirty shoes to drip down through or air out.
>>>
>>> Potters bench perhaps?
>>
>>Or a plant stand for potted plants or for starting seedlings.
>
>Build a 100 bottle wine rack as illustrated attatched. This was built
>from scraps.
>Jesse
Sorry, posted to alt. bin. pictures.woodworking. Jesse
In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
>There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
>3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
>good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
>lumber for drying.
>
>Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
>Jeff
>
Manufacturing pointy sticks?
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
Let's see.... 3' long, 1" square + glue and clamps.
Stagger them, glue them up and go for any length you need ....
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Poplar is a hardwood (one of the softest though), is used as a secondary
wood in making a lot of furniture (web frames, drawer sides, etc.).
Your buddy's idea is a good one but how about making drying racks from
these? Stained or painted, these would make great slats for shelving racks,
clothes drying. Does you wife wash and air dry her woolen sweaters or other
items that can't be tossed into a dryer - sure she does. How about a
blanket rack for the bedroom. Lot's of things come to mind.
Bob S.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
> 3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
> good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
> lumber for drying.
>
> Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
> Jeff
>
I see that you're still able to outrun the guy's in the white coats - eh
Larry......;-0
Bob S.
"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 8 Nov 2005 11:26:49 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm,
> [email protected] quickly quoth:
>
>>There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
>>3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
>>good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
>>lumber for drying.
>>
>>Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
> 1) Turn 'em down and make really cheap 'n dodgy pens.
>
> 2) Sell them with instructions on Ebay as Pointy Stick Kits.
>
> 3) Point 'em and use them in the garden.
>
> 4) Combine 'em into traps and collect stray pets for the pound.
>
> 5) Glue 'em up into toy trucks/trains/cars for kids.
>
> 6) Turn 'em down and make your own arrow shafts.
>
> 7) Lose money turning them into dowels.
>
> 8) Lose more money turning them into chop sticks.
>
> 9) Lose your shirt turning them into toothpics!
>
> 10) Sell 'em to warring countries to use as punji sticks.
>
> ©2005 Larry Jaques
> I require royalties for any profit-making enterprise based
> upon one or more of these vividly insightful tips.
>
>
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On 8 Nov 2005 11:26:49 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
>3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
>good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
>lumber for drying.
>
>Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
>Jeff
I'd take every piece I could get.. even if I had to build a storage shed.. *g*
Besides the obvious things such as a life-long kindling supply, you KNOW that as
soon as you turn them down, some project will start and you'll be cutting wood
into 1x1" strips.. *g*
Poplar should be good for things like drawer slides and stuff in shop cabinets,
trim strips, moldings, etc.... maybe glue up some table tops or something??
If all else fails, put 'em on ebay in batches of 100.... folks will find a use
for them..
mac
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 01:02:02 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "BobS"
<[email protected]> quickly quoth:
>I see that you're still able to outrun the guy's in the white coats - eh
>Larry......;-0
Ah, you betcha, ya top-posting bastid.
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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:38:57 -0800, astutesolutions wrote:
> True. I don't have a lathe tho, nor the need.
>
> A friend pointed out that they could be used for furniture projects for
> stops or bracket holders (where not seen).
>
> There was also a mudroom bench project I saw that had the lower shelf as
> slats to allow dirty shoes to drip down through or air out.
>
> Potters bench perhaps?
Or a plant stand for potted plants or for starting seedlings.
On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:03:40 -0500, J T wrote:
> Tue, Nov 8, 2005, 11:26am (EST-3) [email protected] has to
> ask:
> <snip> Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
> Are you kidding? It's free. I can think of probably a dozen
> things to use it for, without even thinking.
I just thought of another one. Risers for a model railroad.
On 8 Nov 2005 11:26:49 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm,
[email protected] quickly quoth:
>There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
>3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
>good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
>lumber for drying.
>
>Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
1) Turn 'em down and make really cheap 'n dodgy pens.
2) Sell them with instructions on Ebay as Pointy Stick Kits.
3) Point 'em and use them in the garden.
4) Combine 'em into traps and collect stray pets for the pound.
5) Glue 'em up into toy trucks/trains/cars for kids.
6) Turn 'em down and make your own arrow shafts.
7) Lose money turning them into dowels.
8) Lose more money turning them into chop sticks.
9) Lose your shirt turning them into toothpics!
10) Sell 'em to warring countries to use as punji sticks.
©2005 Larry Jaques
I require royalties for any profit-making enterprise based
upon one or more of these vividly insightful tips.
==========================================================
CAUTION: Do not use remaining fingers as pushsticks!
==========================================================
http://www.diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development
In article <[email protected]>,
Bob McConnell <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 8 Nov 2005 11:26:49 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
> >3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
> >good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
> >lumber for drying.
> >
> >Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
> >
> >Jeff
>
> Chop em up for model train parts, ala Brio and Tommy Tank. Poplar and
> Birch are the two most common woods used for them.
>
> Where is this plant? I could use a double armful.
>
> Bob McConnell
> N2SPP
Make Lincoln Logs out of them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Logs
http://tinyurl.com/9kdla
hello,
You have kids? or friends with kids? Make Kapla (http://www.kaplaworld.com/)
out of them! lots of them!!!!
Kapla is a contruction game using wood sticks of dimentions 1*3*15 that you
just stack together to create structures... you would be extremly surprised
at the type of stuff you can do (hint, use gravity and spread load to create
over hand structures)...
look at some examples at the above URL and this one too...
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000620.php
also, I saw a couple of postings from peoples looking to make spindle
craddles.. sell them the sticks with a spindle pattern :-)
cyrille
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
> 3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
> good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
> lumber for drying.
>
> Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
>
> Jeff
>
I needed some pointy sticks a bit ago.....................Brian
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"Lawrence Wasserman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >There's a local plant that throws away a seemingly limitless supply of
> >3 ft long pieces of poplar that are 1 inch by 1 inch. Any ideas what a
> >good use for these would be? My buddy uses some for spacing freshcut
> >lumber for drying.
> >
> >Can anyone think of any other use other than kindling?
> >
> >Jeff
> >
>
> Manufacturing pointy sticks?
>
> --
>
> Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
> [email protected]
>