What to do with saw dust?

[prohandyman]

I used mine for all sorts of things...and still had 2- 35 gal shop vac bags full. time for the trash!

[caseydog]

You can make fire-starters with sawdust and candle wax. Melt some wax, stir in the sawdust until it is like a stiff cookie batter. Scoop it into little balls and let it harden (golf ball size).

CD

[Nitetimes]

The finer stuff makes excellent oil dry......much better and quicker than cat litter. I save all of mine in a drum for just that purpose, after you use it you can throw it in a wood burner (watch for flash back tho!) or on a fire to finish returning it to whence it came.

[laoutdoorsman]

i second the wax and sawdust for firestarter....we use the sawdust from our chainsaws cutting firewood....mix with wax like cookie batter consistency as said already.....best firestarter ever(even wet wood)...needed some for that soaking wet wood at LCG4...lol...


just dont fall into the hot fire later into the night...dont ask how i know...im just sayin...it will hurt...TRUST ME!!...yes, i fell into a bonfire saturday night...burnt my hand(very bad!!), my knee(minor), spilled my beer, dropped my camera...saved my beer, but not my hand, my knee, or my camera...

[madjack]

i second the wax and sawdust for firestarter....we use the sawdust from our chainsaws cutting firewood....mix with wax like cookie batter consistency as said already.....best firestarter ever(even wet wood)...needed some for that soaking wet wood at LCG4...lol...


just dont fall into the hot fire later into the night...dont ask how i know...im just sayin...it will hurt...TRUST ME!!...yes, i fell into a bonfire saturday night...burnt my hand(very bad!!), my knee(minor), spilled my beer, dropped my camera...saved my beer, but not my hand, my knee, or my camera...

hmmmmmmm, and here I was wondering what had happened to SweetPea
madjack
p.s. jk bro jk...don't shoot ......mj

[Arne]

If you store saw dust, keep it in a covered container.... It can be highly flammable. It might be only 1 chance in a 1,000, but better safe than sorry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion

[Eunice]

Another fire starter.

fill egg crate sections (paper kind) with sawdust. Melt paraffin wax and pour into each section. Break sections apart. Burns a lot longer than those made with dryer lint.

You won't need 5 gal though

this is so great. I am doing a dutch oven cooking demo with boy scouts tonight. it is a great activity to get scouts interested in cooking! used dryer lint with cubscouts. It was easy for them to collect it but the sawdust does burn longer.

[CAJUN LADY]

I've used it in my Luggable Loo potty before in my camper. Absorbs water really well. Cheap too.

[godskid]

Make the golf ball sized fire starters as mentioned above --- then sell them on EBay to those of us who don't do woodwork!

[laoutdoorsman]

Make the golf ball sized fire starters as mentioned above --- then sell them on EBay to those of us who don't do woodwork!

duraflame...

[Arne]

That is a great name.. wonder if it is copyrighted yet?

[Geron]

Another fire starter.

fill egg crate sections (paper kind) with sawdust. Melt paraffin wax and pour into each section. Break sections apart. Burns a lot longer than those made with dryer lint.

You won't need 5 gal though

this is so great. I am doing a dutch oven cooking demo with boy scouts tonight. it is a great activity to get scouts interested in cooking! used dryer lint with cubscouts. It was easy for them to collect it but the sawdust does burn longer.

Idea didn't originate with me . . . I believe it was on a previous thread about fire starters. I just thought it was a great idea!!!!