Materials you will need
You can use many different materials to make ware boards. Some of my favorites are Hardie Backer, 3/4” thick birch plywood, 1/2” dry wall, or particle board.
For most of these materials you can just use them as is. I would cut the boards to about 12”X16” or 12”x12” but you can experiment and make several sizes to suit your needs.
For the 3/4” birch plywood I take it a few steps further. I get them cut to 12”x12” or 12”x16”. I buy duck canvas from either my local clay supplier, Michaels or Amazon. I also like to buy Water based polyurethane (Varathane, Satin Finish) this ensures that my boards don’t warp and are water resistant. I brush 3 coats of the polyurethane onto my board and once the three coats are fully dry sand them smooth. Next I cut my duck canvas so that it drapes around the ware board. I cut the canvas so that it reaches the bottom side of the ware board. I cut two pieces out. Next I use a stable gun to staple the canvas onto the sides of the board. I staple one side stretch the canvas so it is smooth and repeat. I do this to all four sides and then repeat the process with the other canvas on the other side of the board.
This works really well for me and I get a lot of use out of them.
