I found out from my older daughter that number one grandson wanted Corn Hole Boards. Someone had said they would make him some but had failed. Granddad into action. A fun wood working project.
I did find out from 2nd daughter, a wedding planner, that the Corn Hole Game is BIG at weddings. You can get very fancy decorated boards from $150 to $200+ for a set. Really !!
Found red, white and blue flag pattern bean bags at Dicks Sporting goods. So the colors were decided.
First you have to find out dimensions. This is a great starting point Corn Hole How To.
So a trip to home depot last Thursday. Sandeply 1/2″ plywood, 4 2x6x8′ , some 3/8″ bolts and 4 cans of Rustoleum red, white and blue spray. Back to the shop.
Cut 2×6 to rough lengths. Joint one side. Rip to 3 1/4″ ( it just looked good ). Make sure all the pieces are flat. If not joint the sides flat. Cut to final lengths. Drill for pocket hole screws and assemble. Then spend 3 days spray painting. Hole in the top and figure out the legs and you are done.
Deliver to grandson. Have FUN. Very happy times
I don’t have any grandkids yet, but that shouldn’t stop me from making a couple and making sure that they work.
This is a comment from me……
A friend asked me for clarification on the plans… So here are some notes about what I really did and what you can do….
There are a lot of plans out there… The rough version is 2×4 ft top and 2×4’s for the “frame” under the boards.
So my version… In my area of the country, 2×6 construction is very clear pine. NOT SYP. So I made the frame from the 2×6 ripped to 1 1/2″ x 3″. Jointed and squared. I only worried about two sides being square. That would be the inside edge and the top side of the frame. I used Kreg Pocket holes to connect the corner joints.
If you cheat just a little then use a sheet of decent plywood 1/2″ and make the tops 1/4″ – 3/8″ shy of 2×4 ft. This way you can get 4 tops out of one 4×8 sheet of plywood.
I over sized the tops by 1/4″. Made frame undersized appropriately. So when I attached the tops to the frame I could use a router with follower bit to make the tops flush with the sides.
So that is the tricky part. There is a blog and pictures on my website…. ( I think ). I will post another respose with the link. This is the part not really in my writeup.