| Project by VaprTral | posted 10-31-2012 08:32 PM | 8251 views | 5 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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So I’m a total newbie to this sight…thank all of you for your warm welcomes. Let me preface this project post by saying that I’ve always loved woodworking, but have ZERO training. Just in the last year or so, I’ve gotten bit by the bug REALLY BAD, so I want to learn as much as I possibly can about this wonderful hobby.
This is my personal set of cornhole boards. I thought it would be neat to build a set without having any screws or nails holding it together. The 3/4 inch thick board is set in a rabbit cut into the frame. The frame is 2×4 ripped to 3 inches (cornhole board regulation for front), mitered corners with dowels inserted at 45 degrees.
Our local university (ECU Pirates) school colors are Purple and Gold. Had Lowe’s mix the stain for me (closest I could get to school colors). IMHO, the coolest part of these boards is the dado cut for the 3 rows of beads on each side of the hole. I filled the cavity with Bar top to hold beads down (they float…big pain), the poured bar top over the entire surface.
I would love your comments and new ideas as I”m getting requests for cornhole boards.
-- "The more we think we know about, the greater the unknown." Neil Peart
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DaddyT
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#1 posted 10-31-2012 11:57 PM
Wow I bet that thing is slick! Nice job! I love playing corn hole
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GlennsGrandson
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#2 posted 11-01-2012 01:43 AM
Very clutch!
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Robert
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#3 posted 11-01-2012 03:10 AM
Very good looking boards! I’m sure petey the pirate would approve!
StephenSchaad
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#4 posted 11-01-2012 03:01 PM
Make sure you don’t leave those out in the sun too long… Bar top epoxy yellows and cracks quickly in the sun, especially down here in Florida. Interesting design though. Nice work
StephenSchaad
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#5 posted 11-01-2012 03:02 PM
Oh, same thing with the bags… I store my cornhole bags in the garage freezer. Corn kernels tend to attract bugs and animals so at least store the bags inside and the boards in a garage or shed!
VaprTral
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#6 posted 11-01-2012 03:07 PM
Yeah, good tip StephenSchaad. I actually wipe it down with sunscreen to block the UV and we use the synthetic bags that “slide” on one side and “stick” on the other…machine washable. They are a year old now and we store them in the garage (under workbench), so no discoloration…yet.
-- "The more we think we know about, the greater the unknown." Neil Peart
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