Would you like to create a handcrafted board for your Settlers of Catan game? You can easily make this keepsake for yourself, or give it as a unique gift. Included here are thorough instructions, and wood-burning templates.

Supplies

1/4 inch sheet of pine plywood
Bandsaw
Computer
Copy machine
Ruler
Pencil
Wood file
Palm sander
220 grit sandpaper
10d nail
Wood burner
Various colors of stain
Chip brushes
Stain rags

Step 1: Cutting the Tiles

Scale the provided hexagon template down, until the sides are 3 inches apart. Print it off, and trace nineteen hexagons onto a sheet of 1/4 inch pine plywood. Cut them out on a bandsaw, and sand them down with 220 grit sandpaper. Arrange them in a large hexagon shape, to insure that the sides are even, and well-fitting.

Step 2: Cutting the Border

Scale the provided border template, to fit around the nineteen hexagons. Trace six of them onto a sheet of 1/4 inch pine plywood. Cut them out on the bandsaw, and use a wood file to create the puzzle piece shape at each end. Sand them with 220 grit sandpaper.

3.12-hex-and-border-dimensions.jpg.pdf
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Step 3: Transferring Designs to Tiles

Scale the five templates, to fit the hexagon tiles. Print them off. Place the design on a tile, and using a 10d nail, press the nail along the lines of the design, so that when the paper is removed, there is a faint indent in the soft pine. Trace over the lines with a pencil, to make them more visible.

Here is a list of how many to do of each design:

1 Desert

3 Mountains

3 Clay Bricks

4 Logs

4 Sheep

4 Wheat

Step 4: Transferring Design to Border Pieces

Using the same technique, as in the last step, transfer the ship design to the border pieces. I provided pictures of each border piece, so you would know what designs went on each ship.

Ship.pdf
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Step 5: Wood Burning and Staining

Using a universal point, wood burn all of the tiles and border pieces. For stain, I used Varathane Summer Oak Wood Stain for the Border, and American Chestnut for the tiles.