Robert Vrabel

My first building project is complete.  I bought some power tools and wood and went to work.  I took pictures of my progress which are below.  You can also visit the flickr set with larger pictures and details.

Here is one of the work benches that I have in the basement.

Beginning Materials

These hand grip clamps are amazing. Very fast and they get the job done.

These are all the final boards that were cut.

I used the clamps to hold the pieces together and predrilled the holes before I screwed in to prevent cracking.

Here are the finished boards once I screwed the tops on.

I used some wood puddy over the screws and sanded it all down so you would not be able to see the screws at all.

I used a compass to draw the standard 6 inch diameter hole. I predrilled a big enough hole for the jigsaw blade to fit in.

I used a jigsaw to cut the hole.

I cut the legs so you can swivel them by just loosening the wingnut. Great for storing and transporting it in the car since that cuts down on the height of them and you can easily stack them. I also trimmed the bottom of the legs at ~ 99 degrees so they are flush with the ground.

I put two coats of stain on since the first didn’t go seem to do much.

Here is the finished product. It meets all ACA (American Cornhole Association) guidelines too. Still haven’t had the chance to test them out fully since they are still drying from the stain. The bags were also home made but I didn’t have the camera with me when we sewed them.