Washers: Lawn Game

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Washers: Lawn Game

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A fun lawn game to play with friends.

Supplies

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Materials:

  1. Eight 4" by 16" by 3/4" pieces of dry hard wood of any kind
  2. Two 16" by 16" by 3/4" pieces of dry hard wood of any kind
  3. Two 14.5" by 14.5" squares of liner: felt, carpet, just some thick fabric.
  4. 8"s of 4" PVC

Tools:

  1. Planer
  2. Dovetail set up
  3. Coping saw
  4. Japanese hand saw
  5. Table saw
  6. Chop saw

Plane Wood

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Its best to start with a 9" by 64" board of a larger thickness around 1 1/4" then plane down to 3/4" to get a nice surface.

Cut to Size

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Cut board to size: Eight 4" by 16" by 3/4" pieces

Dove Tails

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Cut 4 boards with tails on both ends and cut 4 with pins on both sides.

Bottom

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Prep the bottom by cutting it two 16" by 16finding the center and making a circle groove for the PVC to fit in. Then using the table saw cut a blade thickness groove 3/4" into the board on the side facing up.

PVC

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cut you PVC into two 4" pieces sand them if necessary.

Carpet

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Now cut carpet to fit inside of the box, including hole for the PVC.

Assembaly

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Glue everything together using the necessary adhesive.