This was one of those "Dear Lord, why am I still working on this???" projects but damn, it's good looking. In fact, it's near impossible to look away. After it was finished I found myself simply staring at it for many a long length of time. The final product used 1,116 corks, many sticks of hot glue, measures about 5ft. wide by 3ft. tall and weighs almost 36lbs. Total cost was about $65, but that included a brand-new hot glue gun for about $25. The rest was for extra glue, paint, wood stain, and an extra piece of plywood. I didn't buy a single cork. (Note: These pictures don't do the board justice. Weebly seems to alter photos, so I apologize for them looking yellowish and dull.)
The inspiration for this project actually came from my Aunt. You see, she has been collecting wine corks for, well, a long time and this past summer, she turned an old wall-mounted map into the base and frame for a cork board made out of the corks she had collected. I thought this was really neat, so I decided to do the same!
The first order of business was a little online research about wine cork boards. Of the hundreds of photos I saw on Google, I didn't find many that were particularly attractive. Most were very small and impractical looking and the workmanship wasn't there. Some people had cut their corks in half long-ways to double the surface area their corks would cover. Good idea in theory, but I thought this might cause problems when trying to pin things to the board because you might put a pin in a spot that had a limited amount of cork depth. A lot of boards had rows of corks that weren't straight or were cut to fit in a particular space. I knew I didn't want that either. I wanted a BIG, dramatic board that had plenty of space for photos, notes, etc. and doubled as a center piece or work of art. With these thoughts in mind, I got to work!
The first order of business was a little online research about wine cork boards. Of the hundreds of photos I saw on Google, I didn't find many that were particularly attractive. Most were very small and impractical looking and the workmanship wasn't there. Some people had cut their corks in half long-ways to double the surface area their corks would cover. Good idea in theory, but I thought this might cause problems when trying to pin things to the board because you might put a pin in a spot that had a limited amount of cork depth. A lot of boards had rows of corks that weren't straight or were cut to fit in a particular space. I knew I didn't want that either. I wanted a BIG, dramatic board that had plenty of space for photos, notes, etc. and doubled as a center piece or work of art. With these thoughts in mind, I got to work!
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