Guide
How to build a slant board
Step by step directions on how to build an assistive device slant board, with pictures
Slant boards are made up of six pieces (2 for the face and 4 for the back box).
Before cutting the pieces for your slant board you must determine the dimensions you would like your slant board to be (height x width of the face, size of the lip, height x width x depth of the box and what you would like the angle of tilt to be.
The following directions are based on the dimensions for a typical size slant board made at the Assistive Device Center.
Making the Face with Lip
1. Cut an 18″ x 12″ piece for the face (using a jigsaw, band saw, or an available cutting tool).
- Ensure you maintain straight edges and that your corners form right angles.
2. Cut an 18″ x 1 1/4″ piece for the lip. 
3. Using the sander or sand paper round the two front corners of the lip. 
4. Using a hot glue gun, glue lip onto bottom edge of the face. 
Making the Box of the Slant Board
1. Cut two 7 5/8″ x 5″ pieces. Ensure your edges are straight and that your corners form right angles. Sand the pieces as necessary to maintain clean edges.
2. Use a protractor to draw a line creating a 60 degree angle on each piece. 
3. Cut side pieces along the line that you drew. 
4. Cut one 10″ x 7″ piece for the bottom. 
5. Trim one front long edge of bottom piece using the band saw (adjust table of band saw to 30 degrees) or by sanding.
- Trimming the edge insures that after the box is glued together, the face will glue flush and at the correct angle.
6. Cut one 10″ x 5″ piece for the back.
7. Once all your pieces are cut and trimmed, glue the bottom and back piece together first.
- Draw a line indicating where you would like the glue to be placed.
8. Glue on the side pieces one at a time. (Place glue on inside edge of side pieces, not on the edge of back and bottom.)
9. Center box on back of face. Line front edge of box to bottom edge of face. Trace points of contact to indicate where to glue. Then glue face to box.
