[email protected] writes:
>I need to make a bulletin board for our rec. center. Cork is out of
>question. What can I substitute for it? It will be a pretty large one,
>about
>4'X 6'
>
>Bill
>
For my office, I made dividers for two sides of the entry/waiting area
screening it from the working areas of the office, 4'x8', out of the
material that is like ceiling tile (cannot think of the name at the
moment) purchased in 4'x8' sheets from the lumber store. I purchased a
fabric that looked like a "cross" between linen and burlap and covered
them before framing them into the framework which supported them. The
8-foot was the width (divider was open at the bottom, dividers were 6-feet
tall). With the right choice of fabric and good finish on the wood (I
used a beige fabric as the cover and Danish walnut stain on the frame), it
can look very nice.
Because of the nature of the board and the texture of the fabric, it holds
up extremely well as a bulletin board. I changed the displays on the
entry side frequently and used the "inside" for various in-house notes,
etc. Burlap-type fabric has too open a weave to be really good for this
but it will work though not as well as a more closely woven fabric.
It also helps a tiny bit with sound absorbtion.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
Glenna