Photo: Wendell Webber
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Using satin spray paint, coat the design on each deck in different colors to designate opposing teams. Use long, even strokes to keep the paint from pooling.
Step 6: Paint the design
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Outline and cut out the holes
Step 2
Cut 2x4 frames and legs
Step 3
Position the frames
Step 4
Assemble the frames and decks
Step 5
Tape off the design
Step 6
Paint the design
Step 7
Remove the tape
Step 8
Attach the handles
Step 9
Bolt the legs to the frames
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Tools List
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Jigsaw fitted with scroll blade (for plywood) and aggressive blade (for lumber)
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Drill driver fitted with ¼-inch and ⅜-inch drill bits
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Compass
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Utility knife
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Plastic putty knife to seal the painter's tape
Shopping List
½-inch birch-veneer plywood
2x4s Get four 8-foot boards
⅜-by-3½-inch carriage bolts, washers, and nuts to attach the legs
1-inch trim-head screws to attach the top
3-inch deck screws to assemble the frame
Wood glue
6½-inch utility pulls Get two Wood filler
Stain-blocking white primer
Spray paint
Painter's tape
Spray polyacrylic
220-grit sandpaper
6-by-6-inch 16-ounce beanbags Get eight
2x4s Get four 8-foot boards
⅜-by-3½-inch carriage bolts, washers, and nuts to attach the legs
1-inch trim-head screws to attach the top
3-inch deck screws to assemble the frame
Wood glue
6½-inch utility pulls Get two Wood filler
Stain-blocking white primer
Spray paint
Painter's tape
Spray polyacrylic
220-grit sandpaper
6-by-6-inch 16-ounce beanbags Get eight
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