Things You\’ll Need
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Plywood
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Jigsaw
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Paint
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Plywood glue
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Sheet of felt
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Baseball cards
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Sheet of plexiglass
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Wood frame
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Hammer and nails
Don\’t let your baseball cards gather dust on the floor.
If you collect baseball cards, you can display them proudly in your home. You can purchase a baseball card display case online or in sporting good stores — but it is often cheaper to construct one yourself. This kind of case can also make a wonderful present for the card collector in your life.
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Step 1
Measure the wall you plan to put the display on to determine how big a display you can place there. Lay out the baseball cards you intend to put on display on a piece of plywood. Measure the length and width of your intended display to ensure it's not too big for the wall. If it is, remove some cards or find a different wall to house your display.
Step 2
Remove the cards from the plywood. Draw a rectangle on the plywood to indicate a display of the size you have chosen. Cut the plywood along the lines you have drawn to make a board of the correct size. Paint the board if you want a colored display and let the paint dry.
Step 3
Cover the plywood with felt. Glue the felt to the plywood with a special adhesive strong enough to hold felt to plywood.
Step 4
Arrange the baseball cards the way you want them. Put each card in a plastic sleeve. Put a removable Velcro strip on the back of each sleeve and a corresponding Velcro strip on the felt where you want it so that you can attach the cards without gluing them to the felt and ruining them.
Step 5
Place the sheet of Plexiglass over the display. Put a wood frame around the Plexiglass and nail the frame to the Plexiglass and to the display.
Step 6
Attach the display to the wall with an adhesive strong enough to hold wood and glass.
Warning
Use Plexiglass rather than a glass that does not offer protection from ultraviolet rays. If your glass is not protected from ultraviolet rays, the sun can ruin your baseball cards over time.
