We used the advice of my awesome Uncle Donny who has made washers boards and cornhole boards as well as random tips we found on the internet.
Materials:
Plywood 2'x4'
Outdoor Carpet (Optional)
2- 2'x4'x8'
wood screws/nails (We ended up using 32 total)
8 washers 2.5" Outer Diameter (1" inner diameter)
Spray paint
Tacky Glue (Or any craft glue on hand)
jig saw, circular saw, drill
Exacto knife/box cutter/pocket knife
1. Cut Plywood in half to make 2-2'x2' squares using the circular saw.
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2. Cut the 2x4's to have 4 pieces be 24" long and 4 pieces be 21" long.
3. Take a 24" and 21" piece and set them perpendicular to each other. Use your square to make sure they are actually square. Pre-drill and then screw 2 wood screws to attach the pieces. Repeat this to each corner to make a square.
4. Place the plywood on top of your square frame. Line them up and them pre-drill 2 holes on one side. Screw in the wood screws. Now pre-drill the other 3 sides with 2 holes each. Screw in wood screws. You should have a total of 8 screws on top.
5. Go through your entire kitchen and try to find a circular object that is 3.5" diameter. Trace it in the center of the board and use a jig saw to cut out the center. (We do not own one yet so this part took forever and our circle looks pretty horrible. But as my dad said, "The washers won't care!", so neither do we!
6. Spray paint the base with your desired color. You can seal it if you so desire.
7. While you have the spray paint out, paint your washers two different colors. We did maroon and white to continue with the Texas A&M theme.
8. After the spray paint has dried, lay outdoor carpet right side down on the ground.
9. Use Tacky Glue (or any kind of glue you have on hand) to coat the top of the boards.
10. Set the boards on the carpet with the glue side down and dry for a couple of minutes. Now use your knife to cut out the carpet. Place the boards-carpet side down- and let the glue dry overnight. You can put heavy objects to apply pressure but we did not do this and the glue dried perfectly!
11. After the glue has dried cut the circle out of your carpet.
12. Play washers!
***UPDATE: We have had these boards for 6 months now and they have seen a lot of play. They still look nice and the turf is holding up great! Only con is that they are quite heavy. I'm sure you could use lighter wood. We also added handles to the sides to make them easier to carry. We took them to the beach and found that wasn't the best idea as the washers disappear in the sand easily.***
Here are the rules we play with:
