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Organizing stuff is nice, but it will keep accumulating several times faster than you will ever use it. I am among those who find it hard to ever throw out or burn a piece of good wood. I found that the cure for this is to move your shop. Unfortunately, the cure is worse than the disease.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

I save all my scraps in a box. Then maybe once or twice a year I have the grandkids over for a campout. We build a big fire in the back yard, and I keep whatever I think is large enough to use. The rest becomes fuel for the fire.

A lot of stuff that size is just right for making a set of matching
coasters that you can give to a customer along with his/her
guitar.  Laminate them if you have to.



I remember seeing someone who turned out matching pens for customers
from the offcuts of drop tops on electrics...Larry Davis maybe?

I make violins and I save almost every little piece of wood. I know that most of it will never be used, but you never know. It does come in handy when testing finishes, especially when using colored varnish.