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How to Build a Cornhole Game Set
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Supplies You Will Need
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 (two)Wood filler
Stain-blocking white primer
Spray paint
Painter's tape
Spray polyacrylic
220-grit sandpaper
6-by-6-inch 16-ounce beanbags (eight) -
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 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
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It started in the Midwest and is now a national craze: Cornhole is everywhere. In this video, learn how to build the traditional beanbag-toss game from simple building materials found at any home center.
Get detailed step-by-step instructions on how to build cornhole game boards.
Download rules and a scorecard for the game of cornhole.
Get detailed step-by-step instructions on how to build cornhole game boards.
Download rules and a scorecard for the game of cornhole.
- 6 hours
- $72, including beanbags
Difficulty: Easy Cut out the holes, frame the boards, and attach the legs. Then get creative with the graphics.
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