Kitchen recipe holder / sign board

Kitchen recipe holder / sign.

We do a lot of cooking, and sometimes we jot down little scraps of recipe's and try to follow them in our kitchen. Most of the time these notes / recipe's get covered in sauce or get wet and we end up having to re-write them again. I opted to write them and put them on the fridge with magnets, but then I had to keep going back to the fridge to refer to some info on the recipe. That, and the fact we ran out of fridge magnet space (all hail our magnet collection from around the world!).

So I wanted to make something rustic with that 'unfinished' look which could hold up these recipes as well as double up as a whiteboard / sign if need be.

Note:
1. Be safe, don't hurt yourself etc, practice safety during the build.
2. Your significant other, GF, Mom etc will be your major obstacle (mainly because you're about to mount something in the kitchen) and also cause you're bound to leave a mess. Please don't tell them I gave you the idea for this :)

Step 1 That right spot & materials

Materials

I have *just* the right spot in my kitchen, an area above the wash sinks and just next to the kitchen. This area has the most mount of free counter space and is where I usually do the prep work. The aluminum I had also nicely fit the wall area I wanted to mount it on.

I wanted to make use of stuff I had around the house and just keep the purchases to a minimum. I had some wood but I had to buy one more strip because of my scrap aluminum size.

Wood - 4cm x 215cm (or anything you have lying around)
Last scrap of aluminum that I had - 90cm x 150cm
Assorted screws, nails and picture frame holders
Hand saw
Sandpaper
Carpenter's glue

Important note:
This will make a great sign / whiteboard (aluminum though) for marker pens and also a place to stick your notes and recipes. Aluminum is NOT however magnetic, so take heed. In v2 of this 'ible I might look around for some metal so I can use magnets on this