Humble beginnings

Scraps and cutoffs is a pretty humble name to choose for a woodworking brand. The name itself basically refers to leftovers after all the good wood has been used. Alot of people wouldn’t save these leftovers or salvage reclaimed wood because there is way more work in piecing together shorts and milling up small pieces to make something.

But that’s exactly where the beauty lies. Cracks can be filled with epoxy or fixed with bow-ties. Below is an example of both.

The advantage of putting in the extra work is that less wood gets wasted, and some of those scraps can have some pretty nice figuring in them, so why let good looks go to waste?

For me this process is especially near and dear. My dad was a woodworker with a shop that most dream of. Some of the most appreciated projects he made came from wood that has a family connection. Tobacco sticks from the farm my mom grew up on became side-tables and a keepsake box for me. My grandmother’s massive walnut dining table became our family kitchen table that mom still serves dinner on.

The leftovers from all of the projects above have been a great way for me to connect with a bit of dad while learning something new along the way.

The point is – wood doesn’t have to come from a lumber mill or a big box store – it can come from anywhere, and it may mean more for future generations too.