DIY: Game On!

This is a great game for the kids to play outside on a warm spring evening while the fire burns for the braai

For your DIY outdoor game you will need

2 x 1220mm x 610mm pieces of plywood (tops)

38mm x 88mm pine cut to:
4 x 38mm x 88mm x 1220mm (frame sides)
4 x 38mm x 88mm x 535mm (frame ends)
4 x 38mm x 88mm x 340mm (legs)
2 x 38mm x 88mm x 460mm (leg braces)

4 x 100mm x 10mm carriage bolts
4 x 10mm nuts
8 x 10mm washers
Woodoc Water-Borne MARINE
4mm x 65mm wood screws
3mm x 35mm wood screws
Wood glue

Tools

Jigsaw, cordless drill, driver bit, 10mm drill bit for wood, paintbrush, compasses, pencil, tape measure, sander

The steps are for making one cornhole board, so repeat them to make a second and have a complete game.

1. On one of the frame sides, make a mark halfway (610mm) from one end. There, mark a cut-out using the end of another piece of timber, and round the edges with a protractor.
2. Cut out this handle using a jigsaw.
3. On the long frame sides, make marks 100mm from one end and 44mm from the edge. Drill a 10mm hole at the marks.
4. Screw the frame sides to the frame ends using the 65mm screws. Tip: if you want to make sure the frame will fit the plywood top, clamp the frame pieces to it before screwing the sides to the ends.
5. Make the legs. First cut one end of each leg to 30° using a mitre saw or jigsaw.
6. At the other end of each leg, find the middle 44mm from the end. Make a mark and draw a semi-circle with the compasses.
7. Cut this semi-circle to round off the end of each leg. Sand smooth.
8. Drill a 10mm hole on the mark you made in step 6.
9. Using the 10mm nuts, bolts and washers, attach the legs via these drill holes.
10. Screw a brace between two legs, 3cm from the bottom and parallel with the legs.
11. On the boards surface, make a mark 225mm from a short edge and 305mm from each long edge. At this mark, draw a circle with a 75mm radius (150mm diameter) using the compasses.
12. Drill a hole to get started and then cut out this circle using a jigsaw.
13. Place the board on the frame, with the hole at the same end as the legs. Screw it in place using the 35mm screws.
14. Sand the completed structure and then apply three coats of Woodoc WaterBorne MARINE
15. If you want to, print out some lovely decals to fit the boards and apply them.

Making the bags

16 x 190mm squares of fabric (4 in each colour)
Thread
4kg mealie kernels (from an animal feed shop)

1. Sew three sides of the cornbags and hem the fourth. Once sewn, the bags should measure 160mm square.
2. Turn inside out an fill each bag with 400g of corn (the regulations say between 400g and 450g).
3. Sew up the fourth side.

For the rules, Google Cornhole Game Regulations.