How To Build a Cornhole Board - Part 1 of 4

[Martaan66]

Why not make them regulation?

[scrumtrilescent57]

@Martaan66 With us the tail-gate sized boards are more popular. I personally don't play on a regulation board. Besides, if you can hit the smaller sized target moving to a regulation sized board is easy ;)

If you really want to build it regulation all you need to do is adjust the mesurements from a 2 x 3 size to a 2 x 4 size. The technique remains the same.

[2511mnd]

I used 5/8 in. plywood. I see you use 3/4 in. I made regulation size 2ft. by 4ft. Will the thickness of the wood make a difference? My Bags are 1 lb. each. They seem to hit hard. It seems that sometimes they do o.k. and sometimes they bounce and roll off the board. Does this seem normal?

[scrumtrilescent57]

@2511mnd What you are seeing is normal. If you use the thinner wood with the large surface area of a full sized board you will get more of a trampoline effect when the bags hit, particularly on high lofted throws. Perhaps you can brace the surface of the board from underneath with a cross plank 1x1 to reduce this. Good luck. BTW - no one gets it right the first time so no worries.

[martialarts2020]

36 inch boards are not regulation sizes. 24 x 48 is the regulation size

[scrumtrilescent57]

@martialarts2020 Thanks for the comment. There are actually 2 commonly used sizes, and I wish we had said so in the video for clarity but too late now. The size you refer to is indeed the regulation and the size we are talking about is the "tail gate" size. We are about to publish the rest of the improved how to build a cornhole board series after sitting on it for 2 years and I will call that out at least in text.

[hawkdlb06]

and what does it have to be put inside the bag, i heard corn but can it be beans like lentils

[scrumtrilescent57]

@hawkdlb06 As long as you meet the size and weight requirements you are good to go. Corn obviously is the more traditional filler but some bags even use synthetic materials.

[hawkdlb06]

i was just wonder what is the legal size of the bags, 5x5, 6x6, or 7x7, or does it matter as long as they weigh 1 pound

[scrumtrilescent57]

@hawkdlb06 6 x 6, 14-16 ounces.

[scrumtrilescent57]

Heh heh, yeah, the hole saw makes things significantly easier. You know though, if you are only going to make one set, perhaps it is not worth the investment, but certainly worth trying to borrow one from a friend!

[ericS281]

wow i wish i had the 6" hole saw when i made my boards....i used a jig saw and sanded the rest down. it's a pretty good circle but not perfect. took a lot of sanding

[gtarz38]

the saw blade is most likely an 1/8 inch thick..each board is off by a 1/16 of an inch or one board is not as wide as the other

[burns1210]

You lost me at "pinewood"

[scrumtrilescent57]

I am not sure I follow... You can use a number of different woods for cornhole boards, from birch, to pine, even plywood. It depends on the type of look and feel you want. For non regulation custom cornhole boards the builder can have what he wants.

[burns1210]

I've heard so many different types of wood used for cornhole, I've never heard of using pinewood. What's the benefit? Can't be appearance since it's getting painted. I just go with the standard 1/2" plywood and it seems to hold up just fine. I've only started playing this summer, but every time I break it out, I have kids jumping all over it and it's still as good as new. I do use a horizontal support underneath halfway down for added strength though.

[scrumtrilescent57]

The pinewood has a really nice look when stained and clear coated. You are correct in stating that plywood is very durable and is definitely the best for heavy use at a low price. Birch wood is my favorite for a combination of looks and durability - it is a bit pricey though if you are making more than a single set.

[golfnjunkie]

I believe the official cornhole dimensions of the board should be 48 inches, not 36 like demonstrated here. This demonstrates the dimensions for a "Baggo" game, where the board is 36 inches.

[scrumtrilescent57]

36 inch boards are much easier to transport and ship. If you want to adapt this to the 48 inch board the only thing that changes is the length of the top and side pieces as well as the angle of the side cut - but that is not something you need to worry about as long as your measurements stay the same.

[martino7334]

what kind of pansy clamps a level to cut a straight line? why not just rip it on a table saw you dolt?

[scrumtrilescent57]

thank you for your kind words :) The reason the level is used in this case is the line is cut diagonally across the board.

[ndloG]

cornhole boards are 48 X 24, not 36 X 24

[buggzy2oo4]

lol yea not 36x24....where did you lurn how to build these boards, well anyway i am just agreeing with ndlog plus i have to add why would it take you longer then 30 min. to cut that out i build my REGULATION boards in about 20 and if you google "cornhole" you will find the aca site that you really should look at, i build these for a hobby and i usually sell them for around 100, for the set, 2 decks and 8 bags (with 15.9oz) reg. for that is between 14oz and 16 .well one lbs. lol read man and lurn

[EricCamper]

@buggzy2oo4

He is building REGULATION TAILGATE boards... Perhaps you should reread and learn

[ttomdorrej]

His boards are the best. Shit on all the rest.I got one sent down to Florida and compare them to the other ones on the beach and there is no comparison.

[lyo1984]

cool i did mine a little different on the table saw but I think this would be a better method.

[heartnsoul2008]

This guy knows how to build a board. You can buy pre cut 2 x 4 sheets of plywood at Home Depot.