How to Make a Beanbag Toss Board

Cut and Design

• 1

  Purchase one 4-foot by 8-foot piece of 1/4-inch plywood and 7 feet of one-by-one board.

• 2

  Use a yardstick and pencil to measure and mark out a line that divides the plywood sheet into two halves that each measure 4 foot by 4 foot.

• 3

  Use a circular saw to cut the plywood sheet in half and set one half aside.

• 4

  Use a yardstick and pencil to measure and mark out a line that divides one of the 4-foot by 4-foot plywood sheets in half diagonally. Saw the wood in half along this line.

• 5

  Find the midpoint of the length of one-by-one and cut the length in half.

• 6

  Determine the design of your game board and pencil it in on the 4-foot by 4-foot section of plywood. The design can be based upon a theme such as a child's birthday or can be based upon a favorite cartoon or television character or show.

• 7

  Use a pencil, yardstick and compass to mark the placement and outlines of the beanbag holes. Each hole should be approximately 5 to 6 inches in diameter and large enough to allow a beanbag to pass through it easily.

• 8

  Cut out the holes in your board with a reciprocating saw.

Assembly

• 9

  Make a series of pencil marks along the left and right edges of the game board's front to mark screw placement. Make the marks 1 inch apart and 1 inch from the side edges. Start your marks 3 inches from the top of the board and end them 3 inches from the bottom.

• 10

  Turn the game board over and use a pencil to write the words "side", "top" and "bottom" on the board. Place the game board face down onto a flat work surface.

• 11

  Center a length of one-by-one along one side edge of the game board, 1/2 inch from the board's edge. Use wood glue to join the two pieces together. Attach a C-clamp at each end of the glued-on piece of wood to hold it in place.

• 12

  Turn the board over and use a variable speed drill to insert 1-inch wood screws at the spots marked in step 9. Reposition the C-clamps so that they do not interfere with the screws, or drill and remove the mps after all the screws are in.

• 13

  Turn the board face down again and place one diagonally cut piece of plywood upright so that it rests on top of the game board and against the glued-on one-by-one.

• 14

  Position the plywood piece so that the longest edge faces toward the bottom of the board, one 4-foot edge lies evenly along the game board edge and the other 4-foot edge faces toward the top of the board.

• 15

  Lay the diagonal piece down flat. Mark screw placement along the outside of the 4-foot edge that will lie against the game board. Make the placement marks 1 inch from the edge, beginning and ending 3 inches from either end of the 4-foot length.

• 16

  Glue the diagonally cut piece into position and attach a C-clamp at each end of the one-by-one to hold the piece into place.

• 17

  Insert the 1-inch wood screws along the penciled-in placement marks. Remove the C-clamps.

• 18

  Repeat steps 3-9 for the other side. Allow the wood glue to dry according to the manufacturer's instructions.

• 19

  Paint the surface of the game board and the sides.