How to Make a Corn Throw Game

The Boards

• 1

  Cut a 4-foot-by-4-foot sheet of 1/2-inch-thick plywood in half with either a table, circular, or hand saw. This will give you two boards measuring 48 inches by 24 inches, which will serve as the surfaces of the two gaming tables the game requires.

• 2

  Cut one of the 8-foot 2-by-4s in half. This gives you two 4-foot boards, the same length as that of the corn throw tables.

• 3

  Align a 4-foot piece of 2-by-4 along one of the 4-foot edges of the plywood. Run a 2 1/2-inch wood screw through the top of the plywood, in the upper corner, and into the thin edge of the 2-by-4. Do the same in the middle of the plywood and in the bottom corner of the plywood. Repeat this process with the other 4-foot piece of 2-by-4 on the other side of the plywood.

• 4

  Cut a 2-by-4 into two lengths measuring 21 inches each. Set one along the shorter edge of the plywood, between the 4-foot 2-by-4s that you just attached. Run a 2 1/2-inch wood screw through the top of the plywood into one corner of the 21-inch 2-by-4 underneath. Run another screw into the other corner. Repeat this process with the other 21-inch 2-by-4 on the other short end of the plywood.

• 5

  Run a 2 1/2-inch wood screw through the outside of the 4-foot 2-by-4 and into the 21-inch 2-by-4. Do this in all four corners. The table should now have a frame underneath it that raises the plywood about 3 1/2 inches when it is laid flat.

• 6

  Measure and mark the center for the table's hole along the centerline of the table -- 12 inches from the 4-foot edge of the plywood and exactly 9 inches from the top 24-inch edge of the plywood. From this mark, use a compass to outline a circle with a 3-inch radius, or a 6-inch diameter. With an auger bit on your power drill, drill a hole just inside the outline of the circle that is big enough for your jigsaw to fit through.

• 7

  Insert your jigsaw bit into the hole you drilled and cut along the outline of the circle. To fix the edges of the circle, wrap sandpaper around a rod -- such as a lint roller -- and use it to sand the edges.

• 8

  Cut a 2-by-4 into two lengths measuring 15 inches long. Place one underneath the plywood, against a corner that the frame creates on the side of the table with the hole. Orient this length vertically so that it will stand the table up off the ground, and then run a screw through the top of the plywood and into the 15-inch length of 2-by-4. Run another screw through the side of the frame and into the 15-inch board. Repeat this process in the other corner nearest the hole to create a canted table with the top edge of the plywood 12 inches off the ground.

• 9

  Repeat Steps 2 through 8 to make your second corn throw table. Paint the boards, if you'd like. Your favorite team's logo is a must for tailgating.

The Bags

• 10

  Cut duck canvas -- available at fabric stores -- into 16 squares, each measuring 6 1/2 inches by 6 1/2 inches. You will make eight bags, four for each team. Since you need to know which bags belong to which team, make half your squares one color and the other half another color, or plan to differentiate the bags with paint.

• 11

  Place two squares atop each other and sew three of the sides together. Make the seam 1/2 inch from the edge of the cloth. Glue together the excess fabric outside the seams with fabric glue.

• 12

  Fill the pouch with 16 oz. of feed corn. If you don't have a scale, measure approximately 2 cups of feed corn.

• 13

  Stitch the open side of the pouch together. Again, make the seam 1/2 inch from the edge of the fabric. Glue the excess fabric together.

• 14

  Repeat Steps 2 through 4 seven more times to complete eight bags. If necessary, paint the fabric to differentiate the bags for each team. You are now ready to play the game.