New day, New question - Negative Spaces?

[new2woodwrk]

Think most call it waste, but I've read a few articles calling it Negative Space - when you cut out your interior and the space (waste) around it is left whole.

Does anyone use their negative space for anything?

I was thinking they would make a decent stencil.

Thoughts?

[fredfret]

I keep larger pieces in the project for stability until completed. If the pieces are large enough for a new project I keep otherwise ornate firewood. Anything smaller than 2x2 is gone.

Fredfret

[jerry1939]

As far as a stencil, I often find myself making extra cuts, ruining the stencil effect.  Removing the outside of a "V" would be an example.  I make the first cut of the V, back out & approach the other side straight.  This makes a sharper point.

If the cut out is large enough to be useful for something else, go for it.

jerry

[trackman]

If I am cutting out a piece for an inlay I will keep the piece not used an use somewhere else. 

[Bill WIlson]

Frankly, I accumulate plenty of scrap that I save, so most of the negative space pieces end up in the scrap bin.  It's kind of like the leftover pieces when you are compound cutting.  The look like they should be usable for something, but if I saved all that stuff, I wouldn't be able to find my saw. 

[Rob]

Usually it end up in the scrap bin but recently I cut this Tui bird on a flax flower:

I took the "waste" modified it slightly to remove a fragile piece and the place where my entry hole was and surface mounted it on another board.  Ended up selling both which was a great result!

Rob

[dgman]

I call it waste, and that's how I treat it. If you save it, soon you will accumulate so much waste, you'll wonder why you are saving it!

[amazingkevin]

35 minutes ago, dgman said:

I call it waste, and that's how I treat it. If you save it, soon you will accumulate so much waste, you'll wonder why you are saving it!

I agree 100%

[new2woodwrk]

8 hours ago, Rob said:

Usually it end up in the scrap bin but recently I cut this Tui bird on a flax flower:

I took the "waste" modified it slightly to remove a fragile piece and the place where my entry hole was and surface mounted it on another board.  Ended up selling both which was a great result!

Rob

That's exactly what I'm talking about - good for you!

[lawson56]

I keep the waste to place most of it back in for a light sanding,And I have on occasion,kepdt them all and made a 3D plaque of the pattern I just cut.

[new2woodwrk]

2 hours ago, lawson56 said:

I keep the waste to place most of it back in for a light sanding,And I have on occasion,kepdt them all and made a 3D plaque of the pattern I just cut.

Cool - if you have any pics to share I'd like to see them for ideas!

[lawson56]

21 hours ago, new2woodwrk said:

Cool - if you have any pics to share I'd like to see them for ideas!

I haven't any at this time.The last one I did was of a Tigers Head.I sold it back in the Fall.I will look thru my pics and see if I have one.

[ike]

I save a decent size scrap in a 4 gal blucket I might want to use it sometime but when the bucket gets full I thlrow most away and on.y deep really useable ieces of scrap

 

IKE