Checkers Board Table Top

I was sitting at an old bench table I had in the yard and I could put my finger right through the table top what's happens next is this .

Supplies

4x8 3/4 inch plywood screws and old table
Paint black and red white is optional sand paper 120 and 400 grit works. And polyurethane to seal it. glue for the pieces

Step 1: Plywood

Take a piece of 3/4 inch plywood put on top of an old table you may have sitting in the yard like I did.
Measure it how ever big you want your table to be.
After you cut it. screw it ontop the table
This part I can't help you as I don't know what your using

Step 2: Cutting the Lines

Grab your router tools
Measure line so you have even 8 rows wide 8 rows long
You need 8 boxes
I would Measure long and wide divide your boxes

Step 3: Paint

Your going to paint the top black
I used flat spray paint

Step 4: Sand

You want to sand off the black on every other block
So you have black then sand next black then sand
Like a checkers board
Sand to your liking I didn't paint the squares white because I wanted to show the wood

Step 5: Polyurethane

After the sanding is finished apply a coat of Polyurethane
After first coat drys lightly sand the table
Repeat as you like I did it 5 times

Step 6: Checkers Pieces

I used Mason jar lids I glued the tops in and painted
You can make yours out of what ever you want to

Step 7: Checkers Pieces Red

I used Mason jar lids I glued the tops inside and painted red

Step 8: Finished Project

Once everything was done it was ready to play.
Thank you I hoped you enjoyed my work.