My wife said my shop looks like a 'museum of broken glass' and it made me think about scrap.

Grant Shah · 2026-03-25T13:35:07.439547+00:00

Honestly, she came in yesterday and pointed at my scrap pile, saying I was keeping every offcut 'just in case' but it was mostly just taking up space. Tbh, I've always saved anything bigger than a 6-inch square, but now I'm wondering if that's smart or just hoarding. Do you guys have a hard rule for what scrap you keep versus toss?

jessica9026mo ago

My wife said the same thing lol. Now I only keep pieces big enough for a decent sized inlay.

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adams.dylan6mo ago

My garage had the same problem until I switched to only keeping pieces over a foot long.

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theawest6mo ago

Oh, my own garage is a graveyard for 'useful' offcuts.

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