Everyone loves cornhole. It's difficult to find a place that sells anything related to cornhole. There is a way to make a cornhole board at home. All it takes is being good with your hands and being comfortable cutting wood. Of course you will need the proper safety equipment such as protective goggles and gloves. You're going to want a hefty sheet of 1/2-inch plywood for the quality of build. Plus, you don't want those bags bouncing off your boards. You'll also need wood screws, four 8-foot studs, a table saw, jig saw, drill and sandpaper. You will also need a workspace.
Use a measuring tape and the table saw to cut the studs up for the frame and leg of the cornhole board. Cut four pieces to a 4-foot length, four pieces to a 21-inch length and four pieces to a 16-inch length. Before you put the measuring tape and table saw away cut the board tops out of the plywood. Each piece should measure 2-feet by 4-feet. Throw the 16-inch legs away for now and assemble the frames on the floor. Slide the 21-inch pieces in between the feet of two parallel 4-foot pieces. This should create two frames.
With the help of a clamp or a friend screw the frames together. Then slide the cornhole board tops over the frames. Line up the edges and counter sink wood screws through the tops into the frames. Use a ruler to measure and mark 12 inches in from each edge of the boards and 9 inches down from the top. This is the center of the cornhole. Use a compass to trace a 6-inch diameter circle around the center point. Use a large diameter drill bit to score a starter hole on the edge of the circle and cut the hole out carefully with the jig saw.
Slide the 16-inch pieces inside the bottom of the cornhole boards at the joints on the top. With the help of a friend move the legs around until the back edge of the board sits 12 inches off the ground. Carefully screw the legs into place and make sure that the bottoms of the legs sit flush onto the ground for stability. Sand the whole project starting with thick grit paper and working toward a finer grit. Paint and lacquer the boards as you see fit or leave them bare for a natural look.
Just follow these simple instructions to make your own cornhole boards at home.
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