Step 14: Insert the Elastic

people inserting the elastic while building a ricochet game board
Photo: Wendell Weber
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Insert the elastic band through the ladder-lock buckles to create an adjustable loop with a buckle on each end. Insert the doubled-up elastic band into the slits in the long sides so that its buckles are on the outside of the sides. Adjust the buckles until the band is taut.
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