Hey Nonc, I've done that before. In fact, I keep a box in my shop , for "scrap" wood. I hate to throw any fine wood away. So, after a little time , I aquire this massive pile of wood pieces. Every one in while, I give in to the fact I just have "clean house", so I go through all my little "scraps" and purge.
I make a nice fire in the fire pit, fix me good totty, and sit by the fire , playing a tune or two, and watching the small pieces of hard wood turn into ash.
Jude
Nonc-
Right now in the wood pile, I got red cedar, white oak, mulberry, osage orange, walnut, pear, sugar maple and hickory. Last night it took a family vote to decide if we whould finally burn the really beautifully figured peice of mulberry that been on top of the pile since fall. We kept picking it up and taking whatever was underneith it.
When you read this thread and recognize each and every post and can say, yup, been there, done that. And I thought it was only me! Now I don't feel quite so alone.
I'm pretty sure you qualify if people remember you by "Oh Yea, you're the guy with the accordion tattoo..." (I"ve got a pic, but don't know how to post it...)
As I started reading this thread, I realized that I do most of these things.
I find it had to keep both my boxes in there cases when i am at home. It just kinda boost my mood when I see them. Plus I am guilty of picken em' up when i am walking through the house and playing a tune (or Two).