hey what's going on guys on today's project i'm going to show you how i built this cornhole board
and bear with me for these smaller kind of mickey mouse projects on the channel the reason i'm doing
these small ones is because i have a lot bigger projects in the works for example i'm building
this modern shed that you're seeing right now and i'm also in the process of renovating my
basement so until then bear with me for this small stuff but let me show you how i built it
what's going on guys so to build these cornhole boards you're gonna need a piece of three quarter
inch plywood and mark out a four foot long by two foot wide segment this is a dimension for
all cornhole boards and try to be a little bit smoother than i was when you cut that
out so once you have both of your four foot by two foot face frames cut out go ahead and sand
down any rough edges with 120 grit sandpaper now i decided to do an american flag theme
kind of art on the front you can do whatever you want but if you choose to do this method
i just use some painters tape and then spray paint and then when i remove the painters tape
obviously you're left with the flag and then i use a stencil to get the stars so at this point build
your frame out of two by fours you're gonna need two longer 39-inch segments and then two shorter
inch segments and then when you put everything together it'll be a four foot by two foot frame
to attach the frame together i used a countersink bit and what this will do is ensure that my screws
do not protrude out of the wood and cause any issues so i used additional wood glue just because
it's an end grain connection to make sure that everything was strong it was going to last a while
and then i screwed everything together obviously flip it over and do the same thing on the other
side applying your wood glue and then drilling your countersinks again on both sides just to make
sure you have no screws sticking out and after the frame was fully assembled i took some wood filler
to fill in any of the screw holes now in order to attach my plywood face frame to the actual 2x4
frame i used a pocket hole jig and what this will do is allow me to screw up through the 2x4 frame
and basically pull the plywood down into the frame and if i use that in combination with wood glue it
should be a very strong hold depending on the length of your pocket hole screws you'll need
to adjust the jig such that your screws do not go any further than the thickness of the plywood
so for three quarter inch plywood you want to make sure that your screws only go about a half
inch into the plywood to make sure nothing is protruding out the other side and then drill your
pocket holes all the way around the perimeter and apply wood glue before attaching the face
then take your pocket screws and attach everything together and here i am drilling the pocket holes
for the second board and using wood glue to attach the face frame before screwing in
my pocket screws to attach everything together to drill your center hole for the cornhole board
you're going to measure 12 inches from the side and then 9 inches down from the top
this is going to give you the exact center point and then what i used was a six inch diameter hole
saw bit to make that drill hole now at this point i took the boards outside and i sanded everything
down to give my boards kind of a weathered look and then you're gonna go ahead and sand down the
inside of your hole to make sure there's no rough edges so at this point i built the cornhole legs
out of two by fours i marked around 12 and a half inches and i cut four 2x4 legs and then i used a
roll of tape to establish the opening radius so it doesn't get hung up when you attach it to the
board to cut off that radius i just use a jigsaw and then i sanded everything down just to make
sure there were no crazy jagged edges but i did this for all four and then sanded it down outside
so i'm going to be attaching my legs to the board using a 3 8 inch lag bolt
so i drilled half inch holes down the center there and i did that for all four
now to attach the legs to the actual frame what i did was i used a very small spacer at the bottom
and then a spacer on the back just to give myself enough room so the leg would open
up without hitting anything and then here i am doing just a dry fit with that 3 8 inch lag bolt
i did the same thing on the other side using that spacer on the bottom
and the spacer on the back just to make sure that i had the necessary clearances so here i am doing
a quick dry fit with the 3 8 inch bolt and then what i did is i stood the table up up on a table
and then i measured 12 inches down and then i marked on the table where the angle was that would
make it sit flat and then simply cut that off with my chop saw and i did this for both boards and i
didn't get too crazy precise with measurements i really just you know sighted it by eye and made
sure the angle was right by trial and error um but then i took my 3 8 inch lag bowl put a
washer on the other end and then tightened it down with a wing nut and the last thing i did on this
project is i drilled two holes on the side and fed some rope through it and then just tied a knot so
it wouldn't come through so that i have a nice carrying handle let's take a look at the final
result thank you guys so much for watching and i'll see on the next one thanks