Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:56 pm
#96762
So out of the blue I decided I wanted to make an Ouija Board. I usually make and sell jewelry, but the urge for something creepy hit me and I've done a bit of wood burning before, so decided to try my hand at making a board. That quickly turned into making 3 of them with a 4th one started but not yet complete.
I started with a piece of Basswood with the natural bark still on the edges of the wood. I wanted it to have a more "natural" look to it instead of a piece of cardboard. I then transferred a background image on paper to the wood. Little did I know at the time, but the image is extremely difficult to burn through. I drew on all the letters, numbers and other symbols and burned those into the wood. After, at the suggestion of a few people on FB, I took a torch and scorched the edges of the wood. The first board I used a round piece of wood, again with the bark on the edges for the planchette. Cut a hole in it, burned a pattern and then scorched the edges. The other two I have made have the more traditional shaped planchette.
This first board I made is sold.
Had to get a creepy view.
Raven and Skull board.
And finally a "mini" board. It's not as large as the other two. I had to have a Halloween themed one and someone suggested "blood" splatter on one.
The one I am working on now will actually be carved instead of burned...and it will glow in the dark. If I can make it all work and if I get it done.
I started with a piece of Basswood with the natural bark still on the edges of the wood. I wanted it to have a more "natural" look to it instead of a piece of cardboard. I then transferred a background image on paper to the wood. Little did I know at the time, but the image is extremely difficult to burn through. I drew on all the letters, numbers and other symbols and burned those into the wood. After, at the suggestion of a few people on FB, I took a torch and scorched the edges of the wood. The first board I used a round piece of wood, again with the bark on the edges for the planchette. Cut a hole in it, burned a pattern and then scorched the edges. The other two I have made have the more traditional shaped planchette.
This first board I made is sold.
Had to get a creepy view.
Raven and Skull board.
And finally a "mini" board. It's not as large as the other two. I had to have a Halloween themed one and someone suggested "blood" splatter on one.
The one I am working on now will actually be carved instead of burned...and it will glow in the dark. If I can make it all work and if I get it done.
Bravo020 liked this
"Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead?"
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I love Ouija boards, and making your own surely makes them unique. Obviously you'd be doing something different for each one. I must say, they look professional, and yet they have enough of that homemade hand-crafted appearance to make them seem like they could be ancient. And haunted. Definitely haunted.
