Don't throw that away!!

soup cans
two by two
one over the other
screwed to the wall
bench
or tool stand

top one for sharp pencils
bottom for dull

sharpen the dull
from time to time
and replace in the top can

the gremlins can’t keep up
with stealing them

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Pill bottles for different screw driver bits. Left over pieces of PVC for storing dowels or a pencil holder.

A lotta gr8 tips Shelly. Lids from things like sour creme, etc., for mixing epoxy on. once they dry, you can even reuse them because the epoxy will usually pop right off.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

I love the new plastic coffee containers such as folgers. They make great bin boxes and are also attractive. Of course I have a hoarder's nature when it comes to keeping possibly useful things anyways.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

small pieces of arborite (formica). They make great shims for levelling equipment, dialling in a cut, . . .

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

The old screws from screw in teeth come in top and bottom size screws these should be kept seperately so you can use the top ones for ceiling fixes and the bottom screws for floor fixings work great every time. Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Good thought process Shelly. Interesting thread.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

I use Truvia vs Sugar so my wife saves me the clear containers. They are great for Kreg screws & plugs, or any screw in general. I have a Lowe’s plastic storage bing hoodoh on the wall but I end up putting more odd junk in that thing than actual screws, etc. No idea why, I like organization, but I suck at it when it comes to mounting hardware for some reason. I could probably open my own Home Depot with the extras I bought thinking I was out of…haha…Used to do that with mustard when I was single too…I’d have a dozen containers of mustard in the fridge because I couldn’t remember if I was out…ahaha…anyway, moving right along, nothing to see here.

I save all of my old Velcro sandpaper pads and glue regular sandpaper over the top of the old sandpaper.

-- I'm a twisted 2x4 in a pile of straight lumber.

About using steel wool as a fire starter with a wood burner – You can hold a 9 volt battery to steel wool to do the same thing. No wood burner needed.

-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.

@Brian… just never drop a 9volt in your pocket with a handful of change. Dont hafta ask me how I know this! :-)

-- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward

Used to love 35mm film bottles.
Nobody makes film any more:^(

-- Michael :-{| Diapers and politicians both need to be changed often; and for the same reason.

Joe, that must have made an impression on you. Ouch.

-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.

Yep. It really caught me by surprize when my pants caught on FIRE !

-- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward

lol i will have to remember that about the battery…good thing i usually don’t have pockets big enough to carry around 9v batteries. these are all really good ideas! i might have to go home and dig through the trash lol…but i will def be throwing away less “trash” :)