Are you kidding? Seriously, besides sweeping it into a pile to be scooped up and disposed of later, is there anything you can do with sawdust?

Actually, there are quite a few pretty clever things that sawdust can be used for.

There's a ton I could list, but here a just a couple examples before I get into it.

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Moistening a small pile with water and using a broom to push it across a concrete floor will help pick up the smallest of particles.

If you’re into crafts, sawdust mixed with white paint and glue can make a winter wonderland.

Truck drivers spread sawdust in front of their tires to increase traction and strengthen compact snow.

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Now, as interesting as those ideas are, they don’t seem too likely to be needed in a day-to-day situation.

So allow me to list what I feel are the five most common uses for sawdust:

This is a good one. In case of accidents, or in a high traffic area, keep some sawdust handy to soak spills of water, oil, or paint.

This works because sawdust is naturally very absorbent and will pick up that mess quickly.

Perfect for camping enthusiasts, melt candle wax and then add sawdust, stirring until it thickens (1). Pour the resulting mixture into an empty egg carton and let it harden.

Now you have handy little briquettes to throw into a fire to keep it going.

This is one that I originally had no idea about. Sawdust mixed with either manure or a nitrogen supplement will help keep your plants healthy and moist.

We're keeping with the gardening theme for now, this time using a specific type of sawdust. Sprinkle the sawdust from walnut wood in the

cracks of your sidewalk to keep the weeds out (2).

I saved this one for last because I think it’s the most well-known use for sawdust outside of being a pile.

Mix very fine sawdust with glue into a paste-like consistency and spread onto a hole or crack using a putty knife. Who knew?

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There you have it. Using a little bit of ingenuity, we’re able to turn what was essentially left over into some very useful applications.

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