Okay, so I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, and today I finally tackled putting together this rubber volleyball maple wooden floor thing. It’s not as fancy as it sounds, trust me!

Getting Started

First, I gathered all my stuff. I had this old rubber volleyball that was pretty deflated, and I’d picked up some maple wood planks a while back – they were just sitting in the garage. I also grabbed some strong glue, a pair of scissors, and a marker.

The Messy Part

I started by cutting the volleyball into pieces. It was tougher than I thought! I mostly cut it into strips, but some pieces ended up kinda wonky. It’s all good, though – it adds character, right?

Then, the real fun began. I laid out the wood planks on the floor and started gluing the rubber pieces onto them. This took forever! I tried to make a bit of a pattern, but honestly, it was pretty random. I just slapped the rubber onto the wood, using loads of glue. My hands got super sticky!

Waiting Game

After I’d covered all the planks with rubber, I had to wait. Like, a whole day. The glue instructions said 24 hours, so I just left everything alone and tried to be patient.

Putting It Together

The next day, I connected the wood planks to each other.

• First, I lined up the planks.
• Then, I connected the edge pieces together.

The Final Result

It’s… something! It’s definitely not perfect, and it looks a bit homemade (because it is!), but it’s unique. It’s surprisingly bouncy, too! I might actually use it for some weird kind of exercise, or maybe just as a funky rug. Who knows! At least I finally did it, and that’s what matters.