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How to Build a Shishkaball Ball-Drop Game
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Supplies You Will Need
½-inch birch-veneer plywood
2x4 for the legs
4-foot welded-wire garden fencing
2-foot bamboo plant stakes You'll need at least 90
Plastic pit balls Get about 100)
220-grit sandpaper
Stain-blocking white primerSpray paint in three colors
⅞-inch wood screws
2 ½-inch trim-head screws
Wood glue
Wood filler
Painter's tape -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Jigsaw fitted with scroll blade (for plywood) and aggressive blade (for lumber)
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Drill driver fitted with ⅛-inch bit and ¼-inch bit
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Linesman pliers
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If you liked Ker-Plunk as a kid, you'll love this yard-size version of the game, with the challenging addition of scoring. In this video, learn how to build Shishkaball out of simple materials, such as plywood, wire fencing and plant stakes.
Get detailed step-by-step instructions on how to build a shishkaball game.
Download rules and a scorecard for the game of shishkaball.
Get detailed step-by-step instructions on how to build a shishkaball game.
Download rules and a scorecard for the game of shishkaball.
- 6 hours
- $73, including pit balls
Difficulty: Moderate Sizing the pieces calls for some math, and wrangling the large wire roll may require a helper.
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