My kids and I are so excited about this new project! I am going to be making a DIY corn hole set for our family. I went ahead and pre-cut the board with a circle just because it saved me so much time. Their cutting circle is perfect with its size and location. It is a little bit more than just buying the plywood but I think it was worth it. This board of plywood is ¾“. 

First I needed to cut my 2×4 for the edges with my miter saw. I needed 4x 48” pieces and 4x 21” pieces. The 48” is the length of the board and the 21” is the width after accounting for the 2×4 on the length side. 24” – (1.5” + 1.5”) = 21” 

Next, I made 3 pocket holes on each side of the 21” piece. Then I took glue and pocket screws and put the edging on the boards. I used 2½“ screws since the boards are 2×4”. To put the edging on the main board I glued them, clamped them, and then nailed them together.

Time for the legs! I cut these boards at 16” long which is purposely too long. They need to be about 12” but I always like to give myself a little extra space just in case. On the end of the board, I just traced a lid so that it has a curved end. This is so that when it is placed on the edging of the corn hole board it can move and wind up or down. I cut and sanded my 4 legs. 

In order to connect the legs to the board you need 4” carriage bolts, and matching washers and wing-nuts. Make sure it is 4” so that it can go through all the wood. I’ve marked the middle of my leg which was 1¾“ from the top and centered. Now I will drill a hole a little wider than the carriage bolt. Then screw a hole into the edging of the board. Take your carriage bolt and screw the legs together.

I want the board 12” off the ground so I am pulling down the leg and drawing a line across a flat surface so I know where to cut on both sides. Now that I have that line I will take my legs to the miter saw so I can trim the legs. I used my angle finder to determine what degree my cut needs to be. I will go to my miter saw to 10 degrees to match my angle finder. You can tell that line lines up with the blade perfectly now.

Next, I drew out the design I had in mind for the corn hole boards. I went with the Minwax color stain and I color-matched them. The colors I used were so exciting for this trendy retro vibe painting. I always pre-stain because it always makes the wood take the pain better and keeps it from being blotchy. 

Then I went to work painting the boards with Minwax solid color stains and I was so excited about how the design would turn out. I just used painter’s tape to help me get clean crisp edges.  After applying the stained colors I made sure to add a top coat. That was all it took to make this super cute game and I cannot wait to play it this fall with my kids.