Ring Toss Game
Recommended for families with children ages 8-10
STEP-BY-STEP PROJECT PLANS
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Materials Tools
• One 1x2x6 pine board
• One hardwood dowel,30” in length and 3/4” diameter
• Three 1/2” diameter ropes,16” in length
• Woodworking glue
• 10 drywall screws, 1-1/4” length
• Three 1/2” copper couplings
• Construction adhesive
• Paint and polyurethane coating
• Drill press with 3/4” forstner bit
• Circular saw or jigsaw
• Sander
• Four 6” clamps
• Speed square
• Paintbrush
• Candle and matches (to fuse end of rope
• and prevent fraying)
• Safety glasses
• Tape measure
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7-1/4"
3/4" x 5" (x5)
2-1/2"
2-1/2"
5-1/ 2"
5-1/ 2"
7-1/4"
8-1/ 2"
16"
2-1/2"
5-1/2"
2-1/2"
5-1/ 2"
Ring Toss Game
Recommended for families with children ages 8-10
STEP-BY-STEP PROJECT PLANS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut pine into two 16” long stripsand four
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7-1/4” long strips.
Cut ve 5” lengths of the dowel.
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Using diagram at right, set up the pieces
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of the base on your workbench.
Measure and mark where the 10 screws will
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5
be used to fasten all pieces together,using
the diagram at right for placement.Add a thin
strip of wood glue between each section,
realign pieces, clamp down securely
and then fasten together using drywall
screws.You now have the X-shaped base
of the game.
Sanding: Round off each of the four arms of
your base using a sander. Then clamp down
each dowel and round off one edge of each
piece, making it smooth.
7-1/4"
2-1/2"
1
16"
3/4" x 5" (x5)
2
2-1/2"
5-1/ 2"
7-1/4"
3
5-1/ 2"
8-1/ 2"
2-1/2"
5-1/ 2"
4
5-1/2"
2-1/2"
Measure and mark for holes 1-1/2” in from
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the tip of each arm, and an additional hole
centered where the arms come together.
With a 3/4” forstner bit in the chuck, set the
depth of your drill press to drill a maximum
of 3/4 of the way down into the material.
Then drill all ve holes.
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6
1-1/2"
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