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The POPBox Hockey boards are each uniquely numbered with a serial number and there is a journal entry for each one. These journal entries contain information on where the material to make it came from (reclaimed, contractor scrap, etc), how the build process went (Did we have any struggles making it, was it made in a big run of 6 boards or a small run of 1 or 2, etc), and best of all each will include where the donation part of the profits went!

When the donation supplied by each board is used to buy materials for the donated POPBox Hockey board, an update to the journal will be posted and that will state where the donation board was sent and any feedback received on the benefit from the board. Hopefully this helps to show where YOU, by purchasing a POPBox Hockey board, made a difference! We are toying with the idea of allowing comments so that the board owners can post updates on their boards, ie: Where the board is played on, what is the highest win loss ratio for the owner, if it was passed on or sold, etc. This would be on the owners responsibility but could provide fun information on each board we make, kinda like a traveling log! So check here for your boards journal!!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Serial - 201203006MS003PPJH: Mini Size Stained "Hockey Rink" DONATION

Serial: 201203006MS003PPJH  



This mini is a full hockey layout stained mini POPBox Hockey board.  It is the first mini board for sale and is the first board that we have "in stock" :)!  The hockey pattern is the now standard blue goal crease, two red face-off circles, a blue center ice circle, blue lines and a red center line.



This board was made from the remaining pine plywood piece from the first donation full sized board and from 1x3 contractor reject pine boards that we purchased from the local hardware store.  It was made in the same run as the first full sized donation board.  It came out really nice, no major flaws at all, the grain is nice and the game deck finished real glossy and smooth.  The puck really FLIES around on this mini!!   The large side pieces needed to be straightened a bit during assembly as the board had a length wise concave bend to it.  This was easily straightened by screwing down the middles and then pulling the boards out as we glued and screwed in the ends.

This board still has the flawed bottom stain (its the bottom though so we are OK with it! :)) as we determined that the bottom wood burning, serial number placement (Birth of the board!), titling, and staining needs to take place after assembly but before polyurethane begins on the top.  Should make for a cleaner bottom look, we will see with the forthcoming four board run.  This board also has high face-off circles (Red ones).  We may try moving these closer to the goal boards on the next mini board run.

Our proudest mini board to date! Its hard for the staff to give it up (we do still have mini board #1 in house BUT its quality is very sub par to this one)!



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