Build A Standard Square Washer Toss Game

• 2 – 8ft 2x4’s
• 1 – ¾ or ½  inch sheet of plywood
• 1 – 7 inch piece of PVC pipe – either 4 or 6 inch inner diameter.
• 6 – 2 inch or 2 ½ inch flat washers.
• Saw
• 2 ½ inch wood screws & screwdriver
• Glue

Optional things:

• 2 - Latches
• Carpet
• Rope
• Stapler
• Mitre Saw
• Paint or stain

A) Build the boxes: (17” x 17” game)

1. Cut the sheet of plywood to 17 inches long x 17 inches wide.
2. Cut the 2x4’s into 8 pieces - 4 pieces 17 inches long and 4 pieces 14 inches long.
3. Put two 17 inch pieces and two 14 inch pieces in a square, the two 17 inch pieces the same way and the 14 inch pieces the same way.
4. Attach the pieces together using screws, putting 2 screws in each side.
5. Attach the square to the plywood using screws on the bottom.  Use at least 3 per side.  Make sure the box fits on top the plywood.  
6. Repeat for second box.

B) Build the center piece:

1. Cut PVC pipe into 3 ½ inch pieces.
2. Attach one PVC pipe to the center of each box using screws from underneath.  Use glue for extra strength on the inside and outside of the PVC pipe and the box for extra strength.

     Get 6 either 2 inch or 2 ½ inch washers with ¾ inner diameters.  You can either paint them 2 different colors, or buy steel and brass ones. 

OPTION 2 

Materials:

1. 4 pieces of cut 2x4 (14½” long)*
2. 1 piece of cut ¾” thick plywood (16x16)*
3. 8 wood screws (3” long)*
4. 4 wood screws (1¾” long)*
5. 1 PVC pipe 4” diameter (cut to 3¾” long)*
6. 4 L Brackets (1” with single hole)*
7. 4 #8 ¾” nuts & bolts
8. 4 wood screws (¾” long)
9. 1 piece of carpet (13x13 with center hole)
10. Screw Driver
11. Saw
12. Drill with #8 size bit
13. staple gun

Directions:

1. Assemble the 2x4’s into a square frame (use 3” wood screws)
2. Attach the 16x16 piece of plywood to the frame of 2x4’s (use 1¾” wood screws)
3. Drill 4 holes in the PVC for the L Brackets (use L Brackets to measure hole placement)
4. Attach L Brackets to PVC (use #8 ¾” nuts & bolts)
5. Cut carpet to 13x13 with center hole (use PVC to measure center hole)
6. Attach PVC to inside of box (use ¾” wood screws, use carpet to measure placement of PVC)
7. Insert carpet over PVC and staple down
8. Play Washers!