Serial - N/A Full Size AT&T POPBox Board #3

Photo #1 of the third AT&T Board prior to sanding beginning

This is the third POPBox Hockey full sized board that we are making out of the 30+ year old AT&T Phone room wall mount wood donation we received.  Again, This game board wood is 3/4" thick and good thing as a lot of the wood is being removed to sand them smooth!

History: There were two boards that were pulled off the wall which we were able to cut up and get six total game boards out of.  The edges of the board had some water damage and some was just plain so old it was falling apart.  The CENTER of these boards were salvageable so we took them outside, turned on the old skill saw, and cut them to our specs.  The wood is now cut in to game boards and the wood actually looks FANTASTIC!

Photo #2 of the third AT&T Board showing half way through round 1 of sanding

This third AT&T board is the third POPBox Hockey board of 5 that are being made in this run, a first for us making more than one at a time.  The FRONT of the original AT&T board is going to be the game surface and therefore the glue had to be removed from the back BUT is still present to maintain this boards character! The back was not used as there were some cracks in the wood that would have taken TONS of poly to correct.  There were some old wood valley's but these all but came out during round one of sanding. After round three of sanding we expect the game surface to be mostly smooth but expect that extra layers of Polyurethane will need to be applied to make the play surface glass smooth. There are also two 1/8" screw holes that will be along the goal walls. These holes will be left in the game board as they will not affect game play as they are so close to the wall AND we really believe 30 year old character like this is important to maintain in each board!

Pictures will be posted here as the third AT&T POPBox Hockey board made from the AT&T boards build moves along so that you can see what is done to make these boards!   Eventually this board will receive its serial number and the title will change but for now it is titled as is

 Day 2:

Got the side boards and goal end boards picked for AT&T Board 3.  Next we get them measured and cut, the middle board isnt measured or cut until the entire board is squared up with corner clamps so that the exact size can be determined. The middle board becomes a REAL headache if its too long or too short during the assembly step.

AT&T Board 2 with its sides and goal ends!

Starting to resemble a game board, love it!


We always love the step were the first fit test is done. The boards FINALLY look like something!

Day 3:
We squared up the boards and determined if they need to be trimmed. This board needed no trimming. The goals are cut and the middle board is measured, cut and fitted.  Once its fitted the middle slots are cut. Finally we cut the corner banks and the goalies are now cut. 

All the pieces, waiting to be assmbled

Day 4:
We did a TON of sanding sanding sanding!  Then we did a final dry fit up.  This board lines up nicely but there is one of the long side boards that will need to be straightened during assembly.

Dry fit, Looking Good!