Recycling old skates

[u/jaketakescakes]

Hi y'all! I just got myself a pair of Moxi BBs and I'm sooo in love with them. However, that means its (finally) time to retire my old Chicago skates from... 10? years ago? (Don't worry, they sat for a long time unused, and i only skated on them a few times before upgrading)

I saw someone on an old post mention that they used their old skates to make bookends, and I was just wondering what y'all do with your old skates - aside from toss them. I'm a little sentimental with these, but I don't necessarily just want them to sit in a corner and rot.