woodshavings

Carpenter's floor debris

Woodshavings are thin curls or strips of wood produced when planing, whittling, or otherwise shaping lumber.

They accumulate on workshop floors and are used as animal bedding, packing material, or kindling.

Also spelled as two words: wood shavings.

byproduct

sawdust

Powdery timber waste

  • scrapsSmall remaining pieces
  • offcutsWaste from cutting materials
  • wasteUnwanted discarded material

residue · debris · dust · particles · splinters · chips · trimmings · remnants · sweepings · leavings

fragrance

cedar

Durable, fragrant conifer

scented · rosewood · balsam · juniper · oak · hickory · cherry · walnut · mesquite · resinous

kindling

tinder

Combustible material for ignition

campfire · firewood · fireplace · bonfire · ignition · stove · burnable · smokehouse · embers · woodstove

carpentry

sawdust

Powdery timber waste

  • planerWood-smoothing machine
  • latheRotating shaping machine
  • chiselEdged carving implement

woodturning · joinery · cabinetmaking · workbench · sanding · router · millwork · carver · dovetail · mortise

bedding

sawdust

Powdery timber waste

litter · cage · hamster · guinea-pig · coop · hutch · rodent · fluffy · cozy · soft

compost

mulch

Protective plant bedding

decomposing · garden · soil · amendment · sustainable · eco-friendly · recyclable · natural · carbon-rich · earthworms

Opposites
particle size/texture of wood waste

woodshavingssawdust

Powdery timber waste

logs · wood chunks · solid wood · wood blocks · lumber

Family

wood, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy, woodland, woodwork, woodworking, shave

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G