How To Create A Diy Puzzle Board Tutorial

Puzzle boards are solid, stable surfaces with raise edges on which you can solve a jigsaw anywhere and everywhere , without the pieces falling off. The puzzle board can be stored puzzle table with cover, once you're finished with the puzzle, under the sofa or in your bed. A lot of puzzle boards come with drawers for storing loose pieces or covers for protecting the top. The most enjoyable phenomenons is finding best puzzle board that fits perfectly. It's a joy that all can appreciate. Before we begin the some steps of this tutorial, let me highlight a thing that's the most difficult issue you'll run into when making an easy puzzle board using drawers:

Now, let's get into the steps to create this MDF board.

Step 1: Cut Two Pieces of MDF

The DIY puzzle's top and bottom have the same width and length. The most important question is what size puzzle board do you need for 500, 1000, or 2000 piece puzzle?

Whatever size of puzzle you choose to make, create the top and bottom MDF pieces exactly the same measurement.

STEP 2. Cut 2-3 pieces of Center Supports

The support in the center should be one inch in height. These pieces are cut with the track saw. However, not everyone owns one. But, these pieces can be cut with an jigsaw. If you're using a saw, it is more affordable to purchase a bigger piece of pine and simply cut strips from it in 1'' high strips that are the same width as your puzzle board.

STEP 3: Base Supports are provided by the Glue Center

Inside the folding puzzle board, there are center supports that attach not just to the sides but also the sides but also the top and bottom of board, but also the sides as well. They also provide small spaces for drawers to slide into and out of the puzzle board.

Apply a little wood glue to align the edges of the central supports at their top and bottom, as well as in the middle. The width of the drawers will determine how much space you have.

STEP 4: Remove the base of the drawers

The size of your puzzle board will determine the size of your drawers. My drawers were 9'' x 13''. Because my puzzle board was larger at 28"'' x 34'' the board was big enough to accommodate two bigger drawers at 9'' x 13" and smaller drawers at just six inches wide 13'' x 6''.

Cut the drawer's bottoms using the 3/16'' thick MDF.

STEP 5: Cut, glue, and clamp the Puzzle Drawer's sides

For this project, you don't have to cut your own tiny pieces to fit into the drawers. The trim is available from the Home Depot's Lumber section. It is easier to purchase it already cut than to cut it yourself with the saw. It's a neater look.

Thankfully, I used my track saw to cut the pieces (you can use a table saw, too however table saws are a nightmare for me, LOL). The track saw is user-friendly, and you can get accurate, safe, and clean cuts.

There's no need to cut off the ends of your drawer's sides at 45-degrees. You can instead use butt joints. While it's not ideal but it will give you an idea of the planning procedure for butt joints. With butt joins you'll have to cut the sides of your pieces a bit smaller to allow them to fit properly.