Leftovers

[Cookie man]

Hi guys,

Just wondering what you usually do with your scraps, for example after cutting out the top and back, what do you do with the bits leftover, especially when its a really nice set?

Thanks

[Dominic]

Book matched head plates
Truss rod covers
Centre spline on back (spruce or hardwood)
bridge plates.
Bridges laminated with cf from thinner back material
Rosette and inside soundhole support
Inlays
Heel caps

small planes
tool handles
rosewood and other exotic sanding blocks
key ring

Must be lots more
Dom

[John Maddison]

There's no such thing as wastage in all things Lutherie, especially when you're dealing with rare, exotic & expensive species.
Dom has it pretty much covered ... and then there's bindings. In relation to ukuleles: traditional makers made nuts & saddles from hardwoods instead of using bone.

[Mark McLean]

Good list Dom
Definitely not throw-away. I have a couple of drawers full of offcuts. It is amazing how even small pieces come in handy for something.

[Allen]

Lots of times I can get a ukulele out of the scraps. This has scraps from various other instruments including the top.

Or they go into the pizza oven.

[kiwigeo]

Scraps from each build go into a labeled plastic bag for future use should a repair be necessary.

[stopper]

There is a local box maker that takes my scraps and as you can imagine there is quite a quantity. As a sawmiller you do your best not to waste anything but by the time you saw, sand and dock out all the fault a very small percentage of a log ends up being marketable sets.
cheers
Steve

[sebastiaan56]

I litter the kitchen with them.....