I’m made a number of things for fundraisers, and ended up making the most by raffling these off. I made one item for a silent auction, and it did make a few hundred dollars, but not what I’d hoped. Min are bigger it, but it looks like you might be looking to make smaller items. If that is the case, I agree with Jules, and you have to personalize them.
Here are a few of my charity items:
Yes, I do make other things besides Monopoly boards. No, I’m not planning on making another one. For the board, I ended up using some cherry ply from Owyn’s, versus proofgrade from GF. The Star Wars board that used Proofgrade ply has some significant warping, and I’m keeping some weights on it trying to straighten out the boards. The Owyn’s ply has been true, and no warping, even after cutting. Outside of having to add your own mask, and it not being finished, I think that this was a nicer …
I’ll end up using this as a fundraising item in the future, but for now it will sit in my office at work. This is Rest lake in Northern Wisconsin. Do you like it with color or without, as I’m planning on cutting a few of these in the future.
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I was asked to make a Scrabble board for an upcoming charity auction for a local literacy council. I used Cherry plywood from Owyn’s for the board, and Hickory (Pecan) Ply for the tiles. I used oil based Sharpie pens to color in the board, and used a little mineral oil to bring out the wood grain. I may seal the whole thing with a clear poly. I still have to design and cut the tile holders, but I’m still pondering the best route for that. I like how it turned out, and wi…
A co-worker has assisted me with getting my replacement @dan that had the no-glue, serrated tabs. He really loved it and asked for a bunch …
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