![]() I kept an eye on it while the glue dried and not liking what I saw, I decided I could still pry apart the two pieces and redo the glue-up with cut smaller pieces so I don't end up with gaps in between the layers. I clamped everything up and saw that the board had started warping unevenly at various points from the moisture it had absorbed from the glue. I was going to make 6 game boards so I went with the whole board which was enough to make the 6 game boards. I first wanted to glue and laminate the face layer with the middle core. I had a piece of hardboard laying around so I will use that as the backer or bottom piece of the wood sandwich. ![]() I used a thin 1/4 inch thick board as a face veneer for a core piece of 1 x 6 pine(which is actually 3/4 inch by 5 1/2 inch when milled down and kiln dried to a nice piece of bare lumber/timber) It’s slightly more expensive but not as expensive as hardwoods such as oak, maple, cherry… I was going to stain/poly finish it later on so poplar is popular for woodworking. I knew I wanted to use a piece of poplar wood as the faceplate with all the holes to make it a little more neater than drilling out pine. You need 14 pegs or golf tees for a game board. I had purchased online a bunch of extra long golf tees (3 1/4 inch) which was delivered right before the holiday rush. ![]() Don't chew on your pencil, possible lead poisoning. ![]() Ok, there might not be such a thing as nom nom wood. ![]()
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