Game Boards

Edit: Queenie asked "what is cornhole?" so I thought I would edit this post and add a couple of links from prior posts. Look here for the post that explains the game and here for a little more information.

Here are my cornhole boards I promised to post about. One of them needs much more work on the painting so I am not showing it. Another needs a little more work on the painting so I left it taped up. Lets start with that. This board will eventually be my Detroit Red Wing board. It does not look like much with the protective tape on.



Next we have the Ohio State board. We start out the tape on. Since I am not the neatest painter and since I wanted as crisp lines as I could get I elected to tape the board and then paint overlapping the tape. For the most part it turned out not to bad. Oh and stare if you like at my book shelves in the next few pictures. For the most part I have a bunch of shelf space full of a lot of technical mumbo jumbo (technical terms, don't try to use it unless you are a professional... LOL). The only even remotely interesting book is a Womans health book. First I am curious and when that happens I usually read about it somewhere. Second I had a friend wanting to talk about a few things. Why me I will never know but to be able to talk a little more intelligently... I now own a Womans health book. Oh boy! I would go on about a few other interesting books I have but that would be off topic and we can't have that.




This next shot shows the rounded corners. I am rather proud of that. I did not see plans mention doing that anywhere. I think it gives a nice touch to it. That and it is my first time using a router other than something to hook up a computer network.




Oh and before I go further a simple disclaimer. I am not a woodworker. I am so so with working with my hands. I do not put in the effort to make things perfect. These boards have flaws and anyone looking at them will notice it but it is not real super embarrassing. In saying that however I believe this is build fairly strong and should hold up well. They should be good for many years of playing. Shall we continue...

This shows the fold up legs under the OSU game board.




And finally lets strip that tape off and show a view of the board with two of the cornhole bags on the board. Also you see a paper mock up of what the logo will look like only there will not be all that white around it and it will be in the proper Scarlet, Gray, Black and White Buckeye colors. As a matter of fact this will probably be a vinyl decal that I will need to apply to the board much like how SignGurl does her work day in and day out. I know I will be asking for tips or help, I hope you do not mind.


And finally the Green and White MSU board and the board with two of the bags. Missing is the University of Michigan board that I will continue working on now that the others are more or less done for now.




There you have it. My cornhole game boards. They were more expensive than I would have liked but it is hard to find places that sell boards like this in Michigan. Now in Ohio you have to be careful or you may just trip over a board from all the places that make them. Why that is important is these boards are heavy. They are not the cheapest thing in the world to ship. Anyway I am still happy I made them as I have a sense of accomplishment and they will be the way I wanted them to be. I like to be just a little different and these fill that bill.