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[scmhogg]

Mix them with parafin in a throw away pan. Cut into sticks and use them as fire starters.

Steve

[charger1966]

Advertise in the local paper and also see if there are any horse stables in the area. They are always looking for sawdust and chips.

Keep Making that Sawdust,
Lance

[jziegler]

Just be sure to keep track of what kind of wood you are using. There are some types (I can't remember at the moment) that are especially dangerous for horses.

Walnut and butternut are bad for the horses. I think most others are OK. This was actually in Woodcraft magazine a few months ago (and LOML and MIL have horses)

Jim

[bigsteel15]

Mix them with parafin in a throw away pan. Cut into sticks and use them as fire starters.

Steve

The best idea yet!!
I assume very little wax, just enough to hold things together, with lots of dust/chips.

[scmhogg]

Brian--You assume correctly. Use as little parafin as possible. They work great.

Steve

[bthere]

Brian--You assume correctly. Use as little parafin as possible. They work great.

Steve

This is something we always did with the Boy Scouts (and Girl Scouts). We use dryer lint as well as wood chips. For forms we would use either paper based egg cartons and cut the individual sections apart. We would also cap the end of empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls and fill those. The rolls can then be sliced into whatever size you want. There are probably other containers that you would normally ditch that can be used for this purpose.

[John Hunter]

I just place the chips in large clear plactic bags and put them behind the shop. In a couple of days they are gone. It must be magic!

[p8ntblr]

A very unique pillow?

[boblon]

I usually save my scraps of Oaks and Maples for smoking or cooking a nice steak over. I've shied away from using other woods and exotics for this. Is it OK to use Walnut, Wenge, Purpleheart, Bubinga, etc for this?

Granted, not sure what Bubinga smoked food would taste like but I'm asking from a health related perspective only.

Any hard woods to definately stay away from for cooking?

BobL.

[Russianwolf]

mulch is an easy answer, but avoid using walnut as mulch as it inhibits the growth of other plants.