THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE CARDBOARD THIS BOARD IS MADE OUT OF 1/4 INCH 2 SIDED BIRCH PLYWOOD. THIS BOARD IS A SPECIAL ONE, IN JUNIOR HIGH I WOULD HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS, CLIPPING OUT LETTERS FROM MAGAZINES AND TAPING THEM TO EMPTY PIZZA BOXES AND USING THE CAP FROM A HAIRSPRAY CAN AS THE PLANCHETTE, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THESE BOARDS HAD SUCH CHARM, BUT A GREASY PIZZA BOX NEVER SEEMED TO LAST, SO NATURALLY WHEN TALKING BOARDS BECAME A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS IDEA, THIS WAS THE FIRST BOARD THAT WAS DREAMED UP. I SCOURED OVER HUNDREDS OF 1920's, 30's, & 40's SHEET MUSIC, MAGAZINES, AND OTHER UNIQUE PRINT MATERIAL TO FIND THE ABSOLUTE PERFECT LETTER FOR THIS BOARD. THE DESIGN ANCHOR (THE TWO SKELETON HANDS), TOP CENTER, WAS ORIGINALLY STENCIL SPRAY PAINTED.