What shavings?

Rivet in the workshop on wood shavings

They found what was left of a pile of shavings.

One of those shavings would be the width of an atom.

The shavings flew right and left till at last the plane iron came bump against an indestructible knot.

First he takes about a double handful of shavings out of his grego pocket, and places them carefully before the idol then laying a bit of ship biscuit on top and applying the flame from the lamp, he kindled the shavings into a sacrificial blaze.

laid the second floor, and swept out the shavings, would come out regularly at lunch time and pick up the crumbs at my feet.

So gathering up the shavings with another grin, and throwing them into the great stove in the middle of the room, he went about his business, and left me in a brown study.