How to Make a Framed Cork Board with Wine Bottle Corks

An Easy to Make Project

I made this board for a friend of mine representing some of the bottles of wine we’d shared over the past year. I thought I had enough corks but apparently not… This is still a work in progress!

Most wine bottle corks are no longer “cork”, they are rubber which works even better for this project since they are easier to cut!

framed cork board wine bottle corks

Materials:

  • Wine bottle corks
  • Box cutter with a new blade (<– affiliate link!)
  • Frame with a wood back
  • Stain or paint for the frame
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Let’s get started!

An existing frame can be used or a new one can be built. I used a frame from a cabinet door that I never finished. I routed a rabbet on the back side and glued a piece of 1/4″ lauan in the opening. I stained the frame then sealed it with polyurethane. I added a sawtooth hanger on the top and on the side so it could be hung vertically or horizontally, then added an antique-looking knob in the corner.

framed cork board wine bottle corks gluing on backing frame

framed cork board wine bottle corks back of frame

 Cut the corks in half. The rubber corks are very easy to cut but be careful with the blade on the box cutter!

framed cork board wine bottle corks cutting in half

framed cork board wine bottle corks halved corks

Start gluing the corks  in place. Some of the corks are longer than others and small pieces will have to be trimmed to fit in the spaces but this adds to the rustic look I was trying to achieve!

framed cork board wine bottle corks hot glue on back  framed cork board wine bottle corks scraps for fillers framed cork board wine bottle corks close up

If I hadn’t used such a large frame, this would not continue to be a work in progress! So I guess it may be a few more months before it is finally finished because I’ll need to acquire a few more corks…

framed cork board wine bottle corks almost complete

Have questions or ideas about how to make a framed cork board with wine bottle corks? Leave a comment below!

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Originally posted 2012-06-29 08:00:26.