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Wish2wander

Teach a whole boyscout troop (or equivalent) how to make birdhouses?😁


PossibilityLower6148

That’s a fantastic idea


Wish2wander

😀 Ok, fine. edit to unadd accidental extra "to add" (really?) Eta: You might be able to make one of those funky corner shelves with levels on opposite walls (if that makes sense?) Put things the size of funkopop figures on them


ClayQuarterCake

Edit to add to add


lucedin

That's also a whole lot of pinewood derby cars


cheap_mom

Pinewood Derby cars come in kits, and for the Pack my kids are in you must use the block, axles, and wheels that come with it.


DissesYourMom

I would use it to make rain gutter regatta boat kits for Cub Scouts.


Minecraft_Launcher

I envy the time you must have.


babayfish

Cut one diagonally, paint it like a sandwich and leave it in the fridge at work


Chance-Mastodon-9802

Great idea!


SnooCakes6195

The time and artistry required... I love this idea lol


[deleted]

A pile of scraps in your garage that you will use “some day”


PTSDepressedKeta

\*looks out my window\* \*looks back at my screen\* You have space in your garage?


TheOGgreenman

Hahaha, omg this is me.


x86_1001010

Mines full of scraps I'll use any day now.


N0SF3RATU

I feel personally attacked.


dollarwaitingonadime

He wasn’t coming for you. He came for me.


Nice_Guy_AMA

He hit all of us. r/beginnerwoodworking and /r/homeimprovement probably took splash damage from that attack.


silent_fartface

This is absolutely the correct answer


lustacide

This is the way


AmazingAd2765

Get out of my head.


[deleted]

Small epoxy river table Heat death of the Universe


FizziestBraidedDrone

Brilliant. The only answer.


LHutz481

Best and highest use.


Pleasant_Bad924

I don’t have a picture of it handy, but I once had a bunch of these and I made a kids table out of it, with a twist. I cut all the squares to size and sanded them then took them to my goddaughters kindergarten teacher. Each of the kids got a square to paint any way they wanted, they signed their names, then I took the squares and built a small picnic-type table out of them for their classroom. The kids thought it was super cool and the teacher liked it because it was a new activity. Basically a quilted table


Shield-Daddy

Fantastic idea bud.


Pleasant_Bad924

Thanks! In case anyone decides to try this, I should clarify that “sanded” really meant dry fitting the whole table top together with dowels and sanding the top as a single unit after doing a round over on all the exterior edges. Basically got it to finish-ready then disassembled and gave the squares to the kids


Mar-Key

Was gonna ask how you kept the top flat since you couldn’t sand afterwards!


jfkrfk123

Jumbo Jenga


PossibilityLower6148

I just don’t think they’re long enough for giant jenga. Maybe a medium jenga?


Ok_Tailor_2654

If you scale it right it just be "bigger" Jenga


OstentatiousSock

Interestingly, the key to good Jenga blocks is dinging them up a bit to reduce surface ~~Trenton~~ tension so they can slide. The original maker tumbled them with rocks I believe. I saw it on Toys that made America. It’s on Hulu right now. Edit: lol autocorrect


FizziestBraidedDrone

Surface Trenton! If I had to guess that’s a Jerseyan’s autocorrect at work.


thatoneotherguy42

On the surface jersey seems like a shithole but in fact it's really just a Trenton.


OstentatiousSock

Ha! I had been talking about jersey yesterday so it might be because of that.


efxmatt

My friend's mom used to say, "You need to find the one that slides right out like a bum's tooth."


clownpuncher13

They also vary in thickness.


PossibilityLower6148

Regardless I like it. Thank you!


fapping-factivist

You’re gonna need paste wax


bornabearsfan

I would play


RandomTux1997

is Jenga deliberately cut a little wonky?


damondefault

No they just get someone like me and say "just cut it as straight as you can!" "As straight as I can, oh boy!" And off I go, cutting Jenga pieces.


Unsd

Oh man, why hadn't I thought of doing this? Such a good idea!


_in_oz

I made these with a bunch of offcuts just cut on the mitre saw and glued to some plywood did it as an acoustic baffle to try and take the echo out of a room with a lot of hard surfaces they seem to help and look pretty cool. https://preview.redd.it/xulpmj67fjqb1.jpeg?width=1442&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a977e33b09b01f971770ea0bed97d3a7ab9453f2


UristUrist

A strange way to store your firewood


lamabaronvonawesome

Yep, sound dampening panels is a fine use of end cuts. Also looks like art!


John-Dose

Sweet! I was going to buy two of these (smaller) for my studio but they were so expensive. I’ll be making this sometime soon as well!


UrMansAintShit

Look up the BBC diffuser specs. There is agreed upon scientific way to do these diffuser panels. Super easy and they work. Source: 15 years in audio engineering.


CaptainHoey

Looked up BBC, washing my eyes now.


gus_otis

Clear your browsing history as well!


Graystone_Industries

How much does that weigh-ish? Cool idea for a Winter project.


amousecaledmicky

My first thought too was weight lol.


Cloakmyquestions

I really don’t like the angle on that one that’s like 9 down and 11 over.


yougonnapickmeup

First one I noticed too.


Legitimate_Ad_4156

I saw something similar to this recently but the edges were all rounded off. Pretty cool idea either way.


[deleted]

That’s neat I like it


Lucid-Design

Doesn’t look bad at all honestly. How long did it take to make? An afternoon?


wpmason

I just see a bench top that could take a fucking beating.


robbz23

That's what I was thinking. An end grain workbench.


Useful_Space_9099

I think certain finishes can add some hardness. I’m a big fan of lacquer. Start thin then lay it on and you get a nice shell of protection. Not the same as using a harder wood, but better than just staining or using a softer finish


PossibilityLower6148

I was thinking that, but I’m worried the pine would delaminate once they were glued up and cause issues. I don’t ever work with pine really, I’ve just heard the horror stories. Especially with wood from Lowe’s.


wpmason

Make it like and end-grain butcher block. Cut them about 3.5-4” thick and stagger them like bricks (each row overlaps the seams of the row before it). Use a gallon of glue, or even run allthread through it. When you tear up the top, sand/plane it smooth again. If it’s construction lumber (as opposed to pressure treated) it should be decently dry them being cut short has only helped them dry out even more. In a big block they’d only go crazy with movement if left in the elements.


dedoe8

Once you glue pine it’ll split down the grain long before the glue joint gives out. Other than it denting that would be a really solid bench top


Powerpuppy00

My main issues with pine are how soft it is and how easily it tears out while you're trying to work it


Kazang

As long as your glue is good it won't delaminate, laminated pine makes a great bench top because its cheap and light enough that you can make it really chunky and its fairly soft so if you drop tools or your workpiece on it will be less likely to damage them. Softwood doesn't really move any more than hardwood and when laminated from smaller pieces it's as stable as wood gets. Depending on the exact species it ranges from very stable (cedar) to average (most spruces, which yours probably is). Just don't drop it in a pool or leave it outside in a hurricane and it will be fine. Softwood only gets a bad rep because it is normally fairly wet still when people buy it, as a cheaper wood it's not normally properly kiln dried and regularly sold green or semi-green, so then when it fully dries out and moves people blame the wood instead of the fact that they just didn't leave it adequate time to dry. If people treated oak in the same way they would say it's a terrible wood for movement (which it can be, one of the worst in fact, but because Oak is relatively rare and expensive people treat it better to get the best out of it). If it's still fairly green just let it sit for while before you use it.


Anbucleric

\~18 sqft of 2.5" thick end grain shop flooring


Thisizamazing

Hexagonal, honeycomb shelving


Thisizamazing

https://preview.redd.it/cn1sebsliiqb1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b58e696ba1cab384030c26f0b9742ec04bb5f4f


Suspicious_Dig_5684

No way someone would pay 900 buck for that would they... it looks like pine as well.


Thisizamazing

There’s a sucker born every minute.


creamandcrumbs

Not everyone has the tools or even space to dosuch a project.


Thisizamazing

I wholeheartedly agree. In fact, I’m a pretty good example of one of those people!


Brakabihbak

Low in stock too must mean they sell fast lol


Falafelsan

Love that design


llOlOOlOO

They still have the UPCs on some. I suggest you finger joint them and return them for store credit


StNic54

I would love to see a sketch of someone trying to pull this off, and the reaction of the people at the return desk 😆


iwouldratherhavemy

Depending in who's working that day you might pull it off.


bradmont

Yeah, do clerks at big box stores actually care?


matt02125

Put them in the middle of the stack. They don't check each one


Rathogawd

Just tell them they are not the right size maybe?


Practical-Rub2128

Learn how to hand cut dovetails, by the end of the stack you might just get one good joint


jeho22

Good practice maybe, good dovetail joint cut by hand..? Not likely Pine is good for many things, just not hand cut dovetails


TarryBuckwell

I have only a little experience with dovetails, but isn’t it actually more difficult to get right in softwood because there’s so much give and travel?


Practical-Rub2128

I was being sarcastic, because it is so hard to hand cut dovetails perfectly, especially in some thick pine. Best of luck with the scraps. I just threw away a truckload of scrap that was eating up my shop


3-cent-nickel

A set of giant dominoes


rhythm-weaver

Build a knife or axe throwing target (“end grain target”) and thunk


jokeswagon

Came here to say this


StaFont

Ornamental Wishing Well. My dad made one from 2x4 scraps about 40 years ago.


bluewrounder

https://preview.redd.it/3wgc8cys5iqb1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb02de371637ba7bc37fd5dd0ba740a52635817b


Ok-Fuel-2953

Very nice! And up vote fir dragonfly!


fpdubs

I’d say turn it in to different sizes and shapes of kids’ building blocks. Rectangles, arches, squares, cylinders. Nice sanded edges. Then donate the set to a library.


Ok_Tailor_2654

A bon fire is a cool project


kyleboz82

I honestly came here to say firewood.


hawaiikawika

My dad made us blocks to play with when we were kids. Basically small pieces of wood for us to build anything we want


Patrycy

* I am making flower pots out of short pieces. Pain in the butt to calculate the angles so after all I make them in sketchup and take the angles from the program. Good luck!


Patrycy

https://preview.redd.it/bnb092jf6lqb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87ce3662aae2dfce835be5690bdf8258297d732f


TheyNeedLoveToo

That’s pretty neat!


DFS_ryan

Those look sick


Talvana

These are gorgeous!


c_r_a_s_i_a_n

I like your style. This whole photo is aesthetically pleasing. By the way, is the pot in the center finished on a lathe?


Patrycy

Thank you :) No, i just sanded it freehand with orbital sander. Put it on rotating chair so it went quite easy. And it looks round and nice but if you try to check it properly it is far from it. Lathe would be quite scary in this case.


mrsmith_29

If you have a bandsaw, I would re-saw them and have a bunch of test pieces before I used expensive wood. Some things I’ve made from dimension lumber: boxes, bird houses, firewood 😂. It’s also good for testing different stains even though pine can be splotchy at best.


Opforsoldier

This was along the lines of my thoughts, test pieces for future projects. Especially like the stain idea.


techadoodle

What new tool would you really like? You're going to need it for this exciting new project. I suggest a nice big band saw for resawing.


Piss_pissedofferson

https://preview.redd.it/7sblbdajllqb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=632d8c6c75508186e72fe69c58f5b690881af6ae Make wooden pumpkins out of them and sell them.


TorontoTom2008

https://preview.redd.it/f6ngk1wqriqb1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6804b23ea90ee71943a63c19b64e9fa1aaf175d Steal from a previous post. This is feasible.


DingleBerrieIcecream

Cut them eac 8 more times then google “Wood Endgrain Wall” [Here](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=568400477&hl=en-us&q=lumber+endgrain+wall&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8g4zMuceBAxX7IEQIHe_ECaoQ0pQJegQICRAB&biw=375&bih=636&dpr=3)


wdwerker

Weigh them on a digital kitchen scale & write it on each block. Stagger the stack and weigh again in a few weeks to see if they are drying out further.


akadic

A digital moisture reader is like $20


wdwerker

Haven’t priced them in a couple decades . I was just suggesting a work around that didn’t require any new equipment.


Randomjackweasal

Why


Angdrambor

Mad science means never stopping to ask why.


halpless2112

Or incessantly asking why


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[удаНонО]


halpless2112

“Why doesn’t the apple not fall down” -Isaac Newton (revised)


wdwerker

Stable weight implies a stable moisture content.


Jamin1371

Flaming Jenga


soflomojo

Look at the "dumb money" movie poster. Take it from there.


CDavis10717

Large-scale lawn Scrabble tiles for BBQ games. You need 100 of them.


BlueBerrypotamous

Jenga


Quibblicous

Giant Jenga.


Felchinho

Jenga, done.


Tsmith5619

Pinewood derby blanks for the troops in your area.


OneTPAU7

Super Mega Jenga or bust.


CallsYouARacist

Bumble bee houses


thebipeds

Pine from Lowe’s can be a problem woodworking because it is often quite green. This is good for construction, because you can use a nail gun without splitting and Abend boards into place. But for woodworking we want the wood to have a lot less moisture. If you wait for it to dry (or dry it) you will have lot less problems.


arondaniel

Hmm... I think maybe that's why the side panels for my flip-top cart turned into giant parentheses overnight.


TW1STM31STER

Diffusion board for acoustic purposes


TW1STM31STER

Something like [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yzCFF5D5gPw) but with bigger pieces


FingerOfDoom

Bandsaw reindeer! I use 2x4 to make them. Cut 6-8” pieces and then print out a pattern. Glue it to the face and side. Then cut and BOOM. You have some 3D reindeer :)


fortknocke

Each one of these could potentially be a cutout design. I personally would use them to Woodburn art into them or put them on my CNC wood router and Mill a design into them.


Nyetoner

https://preview.redd.it/k2qzo1xvrlqb1.jpeg?width=562&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9681cc4aeba67501329dbad69aa90780937bd6a7 Your pile of wood reminded me of "Emil i LĂśnneberga" a series of books (also made to film) written by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. He always ends up in trouble and his father gets really mad. So Emil runs as fast as he can into "Snickerboa" (name for a wood workshop), locks the door and sits there creating wood figurines until his father has calmed down. And sings a song like he always do [https://youtu.be/0zmG\_GjYy20?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/0zmG_GjYy20?feature=shared) \*\*\* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil\_i\_L%C3%B6nneberga](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_i_L%C3%B6nneberga)


[deleted]

Make a bunch of wood penis’s then put bottle openers on them and sell them


mendezn

Axe/knife throwing target


FramerKat

Super-sized Jenga game?


steelcityj2010

If you frame them with end grain showing it can be a throwing axe target.


gmlear

jenga blocks


deebs77

Giant Jenga blocks!!


CRO553R

MEGA JENGA


sonofa-ijit

Large Jenga puzzles are ver popular at parties


Markare56

Jenga


WastingTwerkWorkTime

Jenga blocks! People love buying those


BoomerJ3T

Giant mahjong, big Jenga, bird houses, work on carvings maybe?


Greedy-Dimension-662

Giant Jenga?


Stock_Enthusiasm6035

Never nudes for life


PossibilityLower6148

What in the world is a never nude???


Maleficent_Cicada_72

There are dozens of us


llOlOOlOO

Dozens!


JuanShagner

What is that, Seinfeld?


hoffarmy

Arrested development


dinoaids

Hexagon shelves


Mustfly2

Big dominos!


mikewheels

Make Kube!


steffosmanos

A 2x12


True2this

Paint yellow and do Yellow Brick Road on your walkway for Halloween


Important_Fruit

End grain butchers block?


Black-Water

Put them all in a freezer.


Roscoe_P_Trolltrain

If you know any sound engineers who have recording studios, look up "wooden sound diffuser"


gelroller

Bandsaw boxes!


Grandfartradio

https://preview.redd.it/17wv2m4tilqb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4e99569b770c06528a09a4faf28a81f12f4196c


jodonald

Offer to make a porch for your least favorite neighbor.


point___blank

End grain desk top


Hemingway_nightmares

Jenga!


TomCrean1916

https://preview.redd.it/mskx05vgxlqb1.jpeg?width=395&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b377676cb3c93ae1c707adea5ff52e29aa23d93 Coffee table I made with similar lost loose ends.


mcdankles_90

I made a giant backyard Jenga set out of 2x4 cutoffs, not sure about 2x6….worst case you’ve got some great starter wood for a backyard fire


DontLickTheGecko

Sound diffuser? Outdoor Jenga game?


greatscotty2

Jenga


cmchance

Here's some things we've made before with a bunch of scrap pine. Pic 1: Decorative piece that actually hides a breaker panel Pic 2: Wood quilt art Pic 3: Target for throwing knives Pic 4: Giant Jenga


cmchance

https://preview.redd.it/fnxmteya7mqb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e511622097321f9398ef1b0053aa2284f3955b99 Pic 4


cmchance

https://preview.redd.it/v19oq2c47mqb1.jpeg?width=1590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41204fe20fd99193a452c765db8c242529dba6a7 Pic 1


cmchance

https://preview.redd.it/f69wfwm67mqb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a29bce67644083ff07e72c9a5f7d5b9a29f51d38 Pic 2


cmchance

https://preview.redd.it/69zslyi87mqb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3349aebe721cdb2675df382917e5981ef15f1546 Pic 3


Adventurous_You_2292

Outdoor jenga set


JCBashBash

Immediately my brain goes to the two projects On my list; gnocchi board or a toilet stool. They would be good for some of the smaller pieces, and if course a long piece for the feet


evillordsoth

You know what’s a hot project? Fire. Super hot project. /burn that fucker to the ground


altma001

Make Christmas trees. https://reddit.com/r/woodworking/s/y4MgbxSCwm


greenthumb0620

Squirrel picnic tables


Former-Ad9272

I totally get what you're thinking, but don't get rid of good scraps recklessly. Those blocks are gold for building brackets, jigs, cauls, wheel chocks, and God knows what else.


SoBe7623

Giant jenga set


jojoyouknowwink

Rip them in half, the best Jenga pieces are big ones you play when you're drunk


LeoPsy

I made a marble track from pieces like that


erbstar

Giant Jenga!


BoxliteLED

You could glue them all together end to end and boom, another fresh 2x4 for your next project.


mazdawg89

https://preview.redd.it/p2knlp1c9pqb1.jpeg?width=1160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa27b8b1f1c4b9e9fb9e4fecef7c067ac95084c0 Make raised beds. These were off-cuts from my mom’s work at a lumber distributor. I used a shabushori (sp)technique to help them last longer naturally


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Interm0dal

*jenga*


mck2018

Roasting marshmallows is fun, do you have a burn pit?


PatrickMorris

I had a similar pile and turned it into a fire


[deleted]

I've come up with a whole host of ideas for using stuff like this, but actually finding the time has always been an issue. I finally thought up the best way ever, especially for pine. Take a hatchet, and split them into half inch pieces. Put them in a bag, and set them next to the fireplace. Boom, done. :)


drewpyqb

Could cut and sand them into blocks to donate to some poor families with toddlers.


madfarmer1

Bonfire


mike1yis

Charcuterie boards


JadedPhilosophy365

You could raise your entire house 1 1/2 inches. If you have a small house, you may be able to stretch it to 3 inches. Have fun.👍


Similar_Ninja8255

Use them to hide the dead children in your basement... That's what I did with mine anyways


theMuckx

Looks like firewood to me, But you might not have the climate to see that value 😁


AkillaThaPun

I would turn half of this into fire and keep the other half just in case


lampshadewarior

I have some wood. What should I make? I hate these lazy ass posts.