On Fri, 22 May 2009 19:04:23 -0700 (PDT), Jay Pique
wrote:

I wonder if the
big millwork shops that make (lots of) round tables glue up and cut to
minimize waste? Hmmm....

I imagine there would be some of that, but there would be a point at
which the increased labor cost to minimize waste would exceed the cost
of material conserved. And, I'm also sure that optimum, minimum total
cost point would be quite different between a hobby for fun shop and a
production for profit shop.

Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA