Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Dumpster diving

The ongoing construction project resulted in a fair number of scrap 2 x 10s appearing in the dumpster in the parking lot.  Average length was not quite 28 inches.  My first thought (of course) was "Those would be handy for building a bookcase."  (I have that reaction to just about every piece of scrap lumber I spot.)  Second thought was:

The S.O. has fabricated two benches so far, and there's enough material to do a couple more.  Plant stands, end tables, extra seating. . . multiple possible uses. 
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  1. yellowdoggrannyMay 11, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    wow..that's cool...every scrap of lumber i see i think i could make a book case..ha

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  2. BBCMay 12, 2010 at 9:32 PM

    The ongoing construction project resulted in a fair number of scrap 2 x 10s appearing in the dumpster in the parking lot.

    I've done a lot of dumpster diving and finding 2 X 10's in one would be a real gold mine.

    It's too bad that you can't just go to the dump anymore and take what you want home, and they are making dumpster diving pretty hard anymore also.

    And just forget about shooting rats at the dump anymore, good target practice back in the day though.

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