Sketchboard with Clamps and Rounded Corners

Finding a source for the paper clamps was an interesting piece of starting this up. I did manage to find a source, after searching my way through several murky and industrial corners of the web though. After that, I realized fasteners were needed. This was interesting because who knows what funky little fasteners are called? I do, now, after working my way through a new list of hardware vocabulary. On another note, I decided that rounded corners would look good on this board, so I created a bit more sawdust and made four rounded corners happen.
Clamps and fasteners are included in a Sketchonwood kit. You can enjoy the making part of a sketchboard project and avoid the frustration of searching for parts you don't know the name of. Sketchonwood kits include the clamps and the obscure fasteners, along with the glue, fiberglass, epoxy, even the spar varnish and brush if you want. The kits are pre-assembled to check for fit. Kits do not require anything with teeth and electricity (aka a table saw). Other tools may be needed depending on what your vision is calling for.

Handmade Wood Sketchboard with Clamps and Rounded Corners

Handmade Wood Sketchboard

Epoxy over Fiberglass over Wood Strip Sketchboard

Here's a sketchboard in progress. The board itself is cedar, walnut, poplar, purpleheart, and sapele. Epoxy is pouring onto four ounce fiberglass cloth. This is the first coat. After this hardens, a second lighter coat is added to cover any light spots. After the epoxy is hardened, the surface will be scraped and sanded prior to a final surface of spar varnish.