I love cornhole!!! Drink holder is a must! My husband made a set of these and he actually sewed the bags! He makes the best bags ever. They have lasted for years. ❤️😊👍
The ree Drummond ( pioneer woman) of Wood working. My wife, son and daughter, and I can’t get enough. The way you present these vids, talk, attitude, teaching ability, calm, hard work are what make us all fee like we r with u and best friends. So easy to watch. Thank I for the teaching and encouragement and for being you. Keep being you, you r so good at it. Very enjoyable l, our families favorite channel. What an example to all of us and specifically to our daughter. Thanks!
A couple "pro tips" since I've made a few sets myself: make sure the legs are NOT right against the top board when they're in the stowed position (when you're drilling them into place) or else they will be difficult to move. And for a slicker surface to slide the bags on, add a few coats of polyurethane with a quick, fine grain sanding after every other coat. I wouldn't go more than 6 or 7 coats or else they get too slick. You can also add handles to the side to make them easier to carry and if you really feel like being fancy, there are light rings you can buy to attach on the inside of the hole.
I literally just did a google search on cornhole board plans. And now you have a video on it!! Now that I'm retired, I can start making things like this. :D
Nice job April as usual, you do great videos that are easy to follow. Your videos are inspiring and fun. I appreciate them and you. Tell mom and dad Hey! I use pocket hole screws to assemble the whole unit. That way there are no visible screws. Even the top board from underneath. I also set the side box frame boards in all the way around 1'' , it creates an 1'' overhang for the top board and makes painting and even transporting the boards easier to grab. Also between the leg and side board I put a 2'' diameter fender washer to space the wood leg from the wood side board so you can make the legs tighter but without the drag of the whole leg. I also flip the board over on to the face to cut leg angle. Using a 16'' sliding square set to 12'' and a 6' steel ruler for the straight edge instead of using a paint can and the side of the table. I do this set up on saw horses due to limited space and no good flat surface to use. I never use one leg to cut the angle on the other three, I believe this sets you up for potential disappointment X three. I believe every leg is unique to it's location and lay out each one separate but, do I cut them all on the miter just like you did. This has really worked well for me. I use an angle finder to set the miter saw blade to the exact angle needed per leg. It is surprising how much you will need to adjust the blade between each leg. This allows for any variable from drilling the leg pivot hole which is not exact by any means and this cuts down on frustration from a wobbly board due to uneven legs, or from having to adjust the height of each leg per each corner to get the board to set flat. I also build a lockable box under one of the boards for bag storage, mice love corn. My niece put her corn bags in her tent for safe keeping while camping and raccoons chewed through the side of her tent to get the meal. Now she can leave the bags in the box under the board to stay dry and thwart any and all vermin.
Extremely satisfying video, April! Nice pace, good footage and good music! Soooooo soothing to watch!! Love you Texas gals!! Best regards from Norway!!
Adding a scoring stick makes keeping score much easier. Often times, someone who’s watching can keep score. It’s simply a stick, about the size of a yardstick painted white with numbers 1 thru 21, starting at the bottom, painted on it. Then get two wooden, clip, clothespins, in your case, paint them red and blue. Put a 16 penny nail in the bottom to poke it into the ground and you now can keep score 🤗🥳
I just started woodworking and found you and your channel a few days ago while looking for a tutorial, just wanted to say I am amazed at your skill and creativity levels, I've been binge watching your videos and hope someday I'll be even a fraction of how skilled you are
I love it! You make everything look so easy and accessible. I'm going to download the plans right now. Thank you for providing them for free. Have a good one. 👊👊
One of the more challenging parts of this is cutting the hole in the board....your's magically appeared! Wondering how that happened? Thanks for showing the fun project.
Douglas Adrian I was just looking in the comments to see if I was the only one that noticed that? I kept rewinding the video thinking maybe I missed it somewhere.
I would love to see a video on just your Bessey clamps. The different types of clamps and the ones you would suggest buying if someone is just getting into woodworking.
I made a set of those last year and after painting, gave it 3 coats of polyurethane, finely sanding between each one. Then 2 days after last coat I polished it with automotive rubbing compound, then a spray-on polish. Super smooth!
Great video so far, as I was watching my wife came to talk to me at the point where you're at the organizer, she said "ooh" to which I replied "she's making a bean bag toss". Then my wife said, "I love her organizer."
Those are nice, I have made a few sets of those myself and have. I understand that you made these with on hand hardware but i found that wing nuts work out really well for the legs, never too tight and easy to adjust without tools.
Love it. You would be surprised to know that if you came to the UK in July, you would also find 4th July parties here! This is one of my all time favourite channels on here.
You did not mention how you placed and cut out the actual "Corn Hole" hole. If I remember correctly, it is somewhat of a precise measurement. :) And, I just used wing nuts to hold the legs in place... No "over tightening"
The best thing to use when anchoring your legs is a nylon locking nut. This way you can just tighten the nut enough to allow movement in your legs and you won't have to worry about the nut backing off and loosening the legs too much.
Nice project! Looks like you got some skeeter bites! Ah the hazards of living in Texas Hill country. I'm envious! Even with the skeeter bites. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome work, April! I didn't know that game! 😃 About drones, the ones I like are a bit different... They don't fly themselves, are more rc stuff really... To do acrobatics and so on... But DJI does have an amazing FPV system, that allows you to fly like you were seen a GoPro video! But it's transmitted at real time, what allows you to get into and out of trouble really fast! 😂 Anyway, search about FPV on RU-vid if you want to check it out. 😃 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Yes, that's a great idea. People can make them however fits their needs. They may not want to constantly be reassembling, but you never know. Thanks for watching.
You could change the drink holder to attach to the side of the post instead of the top then you wouldn't need to add material and you could add another set of holders to the other side.
Hi April, like the others, I ordered the plans and received the Armor-Workbench-Upgrades plans instead. I'll check back later for the correct plans to build my boards for July 4th. Thanks!
April: Any Chance you can do a tips video on paint? I’m most interested in how you get it at stores. What size and just how different stores work. How to buy paint for different projects.Your method of color theory and applying paint would be welcome too. Thank you.
I found that just sanding and painting doesn’t get the slickness that you would want in cornhole boards, but adding 4-6 coats of polyurethane clear coat lightly sanding between coats gives good slickness for rec players, 8-10 coats for competitive players
My aproximative english make the understandig really hard but i really like what I understand lol Unfortunately, here in France, no one is able to do the same ! Otherwise, i'll give the one a lot of work to do ^^
It's looks fantastic I'm from New Zealand and love watching your videos would it be easier storage to henge they fate on the drink holder so they're able to collapse up once your done using it😄
Love your channel. Love your gumption. Love your project descriptions. Love how you are modeling quality craftspersonship, especially for girls and women. Where'd'ya/How'd'ya find/make the bean bags?
Rich Dewey A hole saw of that same size will work (expensive to buy) or do it the same way she cut the drink holder holes - drill first at the border of the hole and then cut the remainder with jig saw
You can use a jig saw. If you are making many get a 6" hole saw from your favorite ebay, amazon... It was not that expensive when I bought one 10 years ago.
Its a 6 inch hole. Amazon has one fairly cheap, and fairly shallow, made for thin plywood. Ive seen jigsaws used, routers, hole saws, theres a few different ways. 12 inches from sides, 9 inches down from top
I love the mavic mini, I have one too. Such a cute little machine. Are you very skillful in April is this your profession or hobby? Many professionals could take an example from you.
