Christmas Holiday Boredom

Over the holidays, I came up with a way to keep myself busy so I wouldn't be lured to join the nutcases running around the malls. Like all my great ideas, I was at the bowling alley when I thought of this one. Me and the regular Wednesday bowling crew were forced to throw darts because a bowling league was about to begin and our lane was stripped from us. I was checking out the dartboard and particularly the backboard that prevents you from turning your surrounding wall into swiss cheese, and thought "I can make one of those". After a quick inspection, I had a plan in place and began compiling my materials. It seemed like it would be pretty cheap and easy.

The backboard at the bowling alley was approximately 30"X30". I took a little more precaution and added some more protection to my backboard.

Basically here's what I come up with:

Piece of plywood with some cork glued to it and a piece of felt wrapped around and stapled to the backside, and a wooden border put around the outside. Pretty cheap and easy huh? Easy - yes , Cheap - not as cheap as I dreamed. All prices are approximate:

* Plywood - $9
* Cork - $28
* (2) 6 foot 1x2 boards - $3
* 3M spray adhesive - $6
* Staple gun - $17
* Staples - $2
* Six Pack - $6
* Mexican dinner w/ margaritas - $23 (you have to take a lunch break, it's state law)
* Felt - Free (after signing up for a credit card)
* Dart Board - $10
* 2 sets of darts - $5
* Total - $109

The finished product turned out better than expected. Thanks to Big A for the help and the use of some power tools. Pictures of the backboard w/ dartboard attached are coming soon.