from what i hear, making your own makes it a lot more powerful then just buying one. be careful. i've made my own but and still having trouble using it. i don't want to let demons in my home.
Re: how to make a ouija board By: Nekoshema / Novice
Post # 5 Feb 22, 2013
making one would be better since the wood would have magical properties, and you'd be charging it as you make it. you can buy your own for about 10-15$ though it could be a lot more depending on where you go, the design and material it's made from. choose whichever you'd rather.
find a decent sized piece of wood, preferably one with spiritual or protective qualities. sand it down, paint, carve or use a wood burner if you have one, the numbers 0-9, the letters a-z, yes, no [maybe's a good idea] goodbye, and whatever else you feel works, be it words or symbols. varnish it for a glossy shine, but also to fill in the holes if you carved into the wood, as well as help the planchette slide. you could opt out for glass, but i've used glass top ouija boards before, doesn't slide that well.
for the planchette [pointer thingie] use the same piece of wood and carve it into a heart or teardrop shape. put felt on the bottom, or little glass balls [commonly found in the fish section of pet stores] on the bottom to help it slide, and there you go. you could get fancy and put a magnifying glass in the center to go over the letters, paint/carve a design onto it, place crystals, stones, runes, and whatever else inside if you like. another option is to use a quartz crystal, or a glass, or anything else of that nature that can slide around the board and clearly show what it's pointing at.
couple things, if you buy or make the board:
cleanse and charge it [charging won't be needed so if you made it]
protect the board
cleanse it after every use [in case you upset a spirit or found a bad one]
store it in a safe place so it doesn't get damaged
CAST A CIRCLE WHEN USING IT [number one reason bad things happen]
First off Ouija boards are downright creepy. But if you want to make one your choice. So just use paper and at the top write out the alphabet. At the bottom write out the numbers 0-9.Also write yes, no, and goodbye. Cut a corner off a different piece off paper and use that as a pointer. Put 2 fingers on the corner of the board and ask a question. WARNING using paper instead of wood makes this very dangerous, have someone with you because that makes it harder for the spirit to jump from the board to you. Just tell your friend to put two fingers on the board too. When you are done tell the spirit "go to goodbye" then take your fingers off the board. DO NOT TAKE YOUR FINGERS OFF BEFORE THE SPIRIT LEAVES.
earth what happens if you take your fingers off before saying goodbye because before I knew about the ouija board and its creepy qualities I released during a session only to put my fingers back on imeadiatly but not willingly it felt like somone took over my brain and used the signals to send my hands flying back to the center piece