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As recycled hardwood is difficult and expensive to source here in the Philippines, I don't like to waste any that I do find. These mirrors shown here are one of the things we do with the small pieces. I know a lot of LJ's are in it for the love of wooden furniture, but I also have to try to make it pay so I do these sort of things.

Hope this helps in showing some methods to reduce your wastage.

The segments of timber have a short hidden spline between them and are than glued to a ply board backing. These two are 750 mm diameter.

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I love this. Yet another thing I NEED to make!
 

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Keep it going George. The small pieces that I do get are also recycled boxes by marquetry. Yours above is really impressive specially your contrasting arrangement that makes the color of the woods, capture the attention.
Nice idea.
 

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Very impressive to say the least.

I am also a hoarder of scrap pieces and like to we what others do with them.

This is definitely worth seeing and well conceived!
 

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What a great idea for all that pile of wood we know one day we will use….

Great work….
 

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these caught my eye. What a good use of small pieces, and I like all the colors. I also like the wavy surface..gives this a great look
 

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very nice. Its always great to repurpose scrap wood and the result is quite attractive. I really like the range of colours and hues and the wave pattern is really cool.
 

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I think I'm in love, and with twins. They are stunning!
 

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If you're making them to sell… DON'T tell anybody they're made from "scraps". Because they'll pay more if they think you purposefully cut the wood to make 'em. They'll argue they should get 'em cheaper "Because you were going to throw the scraps away anyhow"
 

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Very beautiful! And an excellent use of scrap.
Thanks for sharing
 

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Great use of the wood scraps.
 

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That's a lot of work, but worth the effort-gorgeous colors and grains. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Very nice work!
 

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Hi Skylark. They are quick to make. I made 4 in 2.5 days so still make money on them and use up waste. So only cost is lacquer and labor.
 

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Gorgeous mirrors! Very creative and beautiful use of the scraps. Like the wood colors and the finish. Way to go!
 

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George - Just a couple of questions what is the width of the pieces at each end and what angle do you cut them? I want to jump right in!
 
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