What you'll make
Somewhere between the speeches and the first dance, a little crowd gathers around the cornhole boards, the American backyard game where you lob small bean bags at a sloped board with a hole in it, and suddenly your uncle and your uni mates are on the same team. Paint your names or the date on top and the set becomes a keepsake for backyard games for years. The full set comes to about A$166.
Materials (per item)
- sheet of plywood · 1 sheet (12 mm thick)cut into the two board tops$45.50
- long pine lengths · 4 pieces (2.4 m each)the frames and folding legs$39.28
- long wood screws · 16 (65 mm)join the frame corners$9.94
- short wood screws · about 24 (30 mm)fix the tops to the frames$5.16
- round-head bolts with nuts · 4 sets (90 mm)act as hinges for the legs$3.60
- outdoor wood stain · 1 small tin (250 ml)colours and protects the wood$17.99
- cornhole bean bags · 8 bagsthe bags guests throw$45.00
- DIY cost each$166.47
Tools
- Circular saw or drop saw
- Jigsaw
- Drill with 3 mm and 8 mm bits
- Compass or a pencil tied to 7.5 cm of string
- Tape measure and square
- Two clamps
- Sandpaper in 120 and 220 grit
- Brush
- 13 mm spanner
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