Tips and Tricks to Create Your Custom Cornhole Boards

ESPN is broadcasting cornhole tournaments nearly every weekend. So why aren’t you trying out for your local team? Is that a thing?

I am currently searching for a team. Who wants to enter up?

I had so many questions when I built my first set, and then the sixth set, but I found less real answers on truly building a set of regulation boards. I can’t say this is the best information, but this is what I learned. I have had a love hate relationship with building six sets of boards. Love is when everything matches up and I get the angles right. Hate is when it doesn’t layout right. This blog details some of the fun, and all the tips.

This is the first set of board I did for my cousins. They wanted boards that had a Hereford bull and mountains on them. That is exactly what I delivered. I can tell you funny stories on my mess ups.

Building the Board:

These are the two posts I have followed and found helpful.

• HGTV
• Home Depot

Tips:

• Ensure you buy FLAT and straight boards.
• The two other instructions state you can do this with a circular saw. Yes, you can, but the cuts are so much better for the body and legs of the boards with a chop saw. If it is all you have, YOU CAN DO IT, just have some patience.
• If you purchase a whole sheet of plywood, use a table saw to cut the 24×48 pieces. Again, go slow, measure four times, if you use a circular saw.
• You can use a jig saw to cut the center hole, but I would advise buying a six-inch hole saw.
• I could easily be wrong, but for the legs start with a 9° degree angle.

Painting Tips:

• Double or triple cut the vinyl if you have a Silhouette for the outlines. This helps you weed easier and then you can lay faster on the board. If you have Circuit, again, be patient.
• Measure your exact placement.
• Roll the vinyl. Rolling pin, paint can, your finger, whatever you have. ENSURE you have no bubbles.
• I have only used acrylic paint, but I am certain you can use whatever you have.
• Sometimes no matter how hard you rolled the vinyl after placing it, you will need to run you finger over the edge before you put paint down.

Epoxy:

• I use this epoxy. It’s thick, it takes a lot, but it’s GORGEOUS and worth it.
• I use a triple polyurethane for the sides, underside and legs.

In our family college sports are a similar to national holidays. My Momma is a diehard Beaver Believer and I am a proud and dedicated Red Raider. Which set do you like better? I won’t tell Momma Meg, if you are on my team.

Let me know when you make ESPN, I will be there with a Ranch Water in hand cheering you on!