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Old 11-08-2008, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin Sheridan View Post
Why make one?
Exactly. I used to feel bad tossing out narrow pieces of nice spruce, so I would saw them all up into 3/4" square strips, then eventually run a bunch over my router table, clean them up and give them a sanding. When I figured out the actual time spent doing this (not to mention the risk to my fingers from the router bit) I scratched my head, realizing I was losing money compared to just buying the stupid things. So what do I do with all those pieces of spruce now? Kindling.
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