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How to Make a Cornhole

A game similar to horseshoes, cornhole is a yard game played by tossing bags of corn. The bags of corn are tossed at a large ramp with a hole. Points are scored for landing your bags on the ramp, or putting them in the ramp's central hole. A cornhole board and bags are easily made in only a day.

Things You'll Need

Four 8-foot long, 2-inch-by-4-inch boards
4-feet-by-4-feet sheet of plywood
Tape measure
Carpenter's square tool
Miter saw
Drill and 1-inch drill bit
Compass
Nails or screws
Hammer or power screwdriver
Jigsaw
Sandpaper
Tack cloth
Paint or varnish
Paintbrushes
1-yard cotton material
Needle
Thread
Bag of dry, hard corn

Instructions

Getting Started
- 1
  Cut the wooden pieces into the lengths and dimensions necessary for the cornhole board. Use the tape measure and carpenter's square tool to get accurate lengths with appropriate angle cuts at the ends. The plywood piece will need to be cut in half to provide two sheets, each 2 feet by 4 feet. Cut the 2-inch by 4-inch boards to give you four that are 4 feet long, four 21 inches long, and four that are 11 and five-eighths inches.
- 2
  Construct two wooden frames using nails or screws and the 2-inch by 4-inch boards that are 21 inches and 4 feet long. Each frame will consists of 2 pieces of each board, according to length. Attach the plywood pieces to the top of each frame.
- 3
  Cut one end off the shortest remaining cuts of 2-inch by 4-inch boards. Use a compass and carpenter's square tool to cut the boards at a 99-degree angle. This will make the legs sit flush on the ground when attached to the cornhole board. Attach the board's legs to the inside of the frame. Drive screws or nails through the top of the cornhole board, into the legs. Make sure the angled end of the board is at the bottom, and not the end you are about to attach to the plywood. Attach the legs flush to the frame and along one of the 2-foot wide ends.
- 4
  Measure 9 inches down from the top of the cornhole board; the top is the end that is now sticking up, thanks to the new legs. Mark the spot with the pencil from the compass and then use the compass to draw a circle with a 6-inch diameter. Drill a hole just inside the 6-inch circle. Use this hole to start the jig saw and cut out the scoring hole.
- 5
  Sand the top surface of the cornhole board, to allow your corn bags to more easily slide into the hole. Wipe away sand with a tack cloth and paint or varnish the board.
- 6
  Assemble the cornhole bags by sewing together two 7-inch by 7-inch squares. Sew the pieces together on three sides, turn inside out, fill with one pound of dry corn and sew closed. Make eight bags, four of each color for the different teams.

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