One of the first things you get used to when you are married to a wood worker is sawdust. It's just part of the deal so to speak. After a while you don't even blink an eye when you get poked with a wood chip sticking out of their shirt when you're putting it into the washer. But even after all that, nothing could have prepared me for this job that we are currently working on.
For sheer volume of wood, it is our largest job to date. We are a little over half way through the over 1000 board feet of poplar and have already emptied 20 fifty-five gallon barrels of sawdust.
You're probably wondering what in the world does one do with all that sawdust? The good news is that it doesn't go to waste. Local livestock farmers around here love it. They use it for their cows, horses, etc.
It is a win win. The wood shop gets rid of something they can't use, and the farmer gains something they need. For free. The only thing that most wood shops ask of the farmers is to come pick up the sawdust so that they do not have to transport it. It is a small price to pay for something they would normally have to go to the store and buy.
So if you happen to be a woodworker OR you are married to one, what's happening to all your sawdust?
