Lee Schierer
06-19-2022, 3:18 PM
I was asked to make a couple of bulletin boards to go on the back of some doors in the church welcome center. The deign called for two 18 x 24 framed cork boards. I was able to order the 3/8" x 24" x 36" sheet cork I needed from Cleverbrand (Nu-Sourceinc.com) near Buffalo, NY. Since it came as on 2' x 3' sheet, the first order of business was to cut it into two pieces. One edge needed to be squared up so I cut it on the table saw however the edge wanted to lift up as I made the cut, so I was concerned about problems when cutting the sheet in half. I tried cutting a piece of scrap with a sharp knife and the cork wanted to stick to the blade and crumble a bit. I decided to set up a straight edge that clamped the piece to a table extension and to use the semi-circular scraper blade that came with my oscillating tool. I was able to cut a very clean line across the sheet with no sawdust and no crumbling at all. It was just la very quick smooth cut.
I was advise by the manufacturer rep that I spoke with to glue the cork with a backer board to provide stiffness and to prevent long term sagging. I glued the cork to the 1/4" backer plywood with 3M 777 spray adhesive. The glue up went very well.
The contact person for the church was interested in having darker cork, but again the sales rep guided me away from that. He did provide several sample pieces for me to try different stains on so I could see the effect. What I observed was that when the stain was applied there were some areas that were darker than others so the overall effect was a bit blotchy.
Here are the finished bulletin boards. They will be delivered and installed on Tuesday.
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I was advise by the manufacturer rep that I spoke with to glue the cork with a backer board to provide stiffness and to prevent long term sagging. I glued the cork to the 1/4" backer plywood with 3M 777 spray adhesive. The glue up went very well.
The contact person for the church was interested in having darker cork, but again the sales rep guided me away from that. He did provide several sample pieces for me to try different stains on so I could see the effect. What I observed was that when the stain was applied there were some areas that were darker than others so the overall effect was a bit blotchy.
Here are the finished bulletin boards. They will be delivered and installed on Tuesday.
481230