Making a Concrete Cornhole Board

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[@Hoaxer51]

Yes, please go back, I’d like to see how they put the checkerboard in the concrete table and what they use for it along with the writing stencils and different borders they use. I’d like to see how they grind the surface smooth, like how many steps they use and what grits of grinding/sanding discs and what polishing grits they use also. Thanks for sharing!

[@austinpatrick2682]

This was great😊. Good to see you in front of the camera Nate

[@Topher_Knows]

None of the things ya'll are doing is ground breaking new tech in this industry(yes, a few material changes, CnCs etc). But I still love all of it! Just so good to see a company look at things and just go, "I bet we could make that out of concrete instead". Keep it up. Also, I lied, there is a real breakthrough in tech that we are seeing here, it's a demonstration of how our Orthopedics and Chiropractics have come such a long way.

[@BeeHiverson]

I made a set of concrete corn hole boards 10 years ago and they look they same. And never any set up or take down!

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Oh my gosh! at @12:12 I had a rush of memories from summers spent at the Palmetto Council's Camp Palmetto in Saluda, NC in the late 70's and early 80's where wooden versions of this game were stationed outside the dining hall for scouts to play between merit badge classes or while wating on meals to be served. There was always a line to see who was next to try to beat the previous game's champion. I hadn't thought about these in years. Awesome! The whole cement game pieces is a very cool idea that fits a need for gear that needs to be long-lasting and hard to walk off with.

[@libertarian1637]

As a DIY cheat mix up some fine cement plaster, just sand and cement along with color, if you want, to paint your forms with to a 1/4”-1/2” thick before pouring in your concrete; this will ensure a good smooth finish without hollows that can come from pouring concrete straight in. Without vibration you risk aggregate being at the finished surface and with too much vibration you risk aggregate separation. I’d also embed my rebar or mesh in the middle rather than pushing it in at the end just as it’s easier for most people to do and can provide better strength, though with these small if projects concrete without any fibers or reinforcement can be strong enough for home use.

[@aaronschulz5077]

The concrete table tennis tables in Germany usually suck but theirs look really great, any chance he can come back teach the germans how to do them as well as they do them :D. Also the corner holes look awesome and tahllhat game is also fairly unknown in Germany...

[@michaelcarroll991]

This was very cool. Where im from cornhole is very popular and we have tons of tournaments. Thanks Nate for the tour. Please do more videos.

[@LoreTunderin]

This is really cool! There's so many things made of concrete you could add games to, like a fire pit surround with oversized poker chip slots (hockey pucks or firewood cookies perhaps?).

[@MandoFettOG]

Box hockey is a camp classic. I played it for years at French Creek Bible Camp in PA. I wonder where he came across it.

[@Concretetabletennis]

Played it at a camp in Washington state when I was a camper!

[@bobainsworth5057]

Yes, let's hear more. This is fascinating.

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for the awesome video and all the amazing content!!

[@toddwolfe5659]

Played box hockey for years when I was a kid. Glad to see it's still around. 🏒

[@Myeviltwin69]

Box hockey. Never heard of it but it looks fun. Now I want one 🏒

[@jackmoyer2174]

Wow Lem! You’re a star! Camp Gilead box hockey for the win! 😊

[@John5ive]

Well, looks like some folks have found a way to prevent someone from running off with your cornhole boards...

[@Extrmach]

So cool! Great video guys!

[@DEADB33F]

I'll be setting up a commercial campsite in the UK later this year so this has given me some great ideas for stuff I can make to add to the experience. Thanks.

[@Stefan-ts4kt]

Commercial campsite? Where abouts?

[@DEADB33F]

​@@Stefan-ts4kt Just acquired an extra 10 acres at the back of my smallholding, looking to put some camping & caravanning plots, dig a lake, add some glamping pods, shower block, etc.

[@bobireland1256]

Ah the creative mind at work! And I was rolling on the floor laughing watching y’all play box hockey! Pray maintain speed and course!

[@thetommantom]

There are some concrete tables at a couple parks near me that I've seen I don't often go to them but I'm pretty sure I know where one is

[@TS6815]

concrete cornhole: [exists] Practical Engineering: [sweating profusely]

[@zunedog31]

One day in college we were walking through campus and one of those concrete ping pong tables mysteriously appeared in an odd grassy area. We called it Ponghenge.

[@larsenjbl]

wow - great games, and so interesting to see. Thanks Nate

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Very cool, thank you, Nate.

[@1956Taz]

I would like to see more of this very interesting show

[@colleenbarrett2663]

Yea ! I bet that’s real fun to move around !

[@Strawman333]

Permanent backyard corn hole boards.

[@Spice1_]

Thank you for this video

[@PhotonFlightTeam]

Great shirt Nate! (family IS forever!)

[@lucaswhite2681]

Oh man those are all awesome

[@Hoaxer51]

If you can’t find melamine or it’s to expensive, you can build your forms with 2x construction quality wood/boards and then line it with pieces of 1/8” Masonite , you can glue the Masonite to the inside of your 2x forms. To vibrate your forms after you place the concrete in them, use a hammer drill and go over the outside of your forms to release any air bubbles from the surface of the forms. Good luck with it if you decide to try this Do It Yourself project.

[@Concretetabletennis]

A square random orbital sander makes a good vibrator for small forms.

[@kathleensmith370]

Fun Stuff

[@user-eg9qh6zi9y]

Would be nice to hear the story trying to start one with pots for plants

[@GreggArchambault]

Loved this episode. I was so invested in the business side of the equation for this company. How do they sell these, shipping questions and set up. You mentioned that Lem had a interesting story, I would love to hear it. Well done.

[@justeph79]

Please return and do a second episode with the back story of the owner, as mentioned.

[@user-bw3oh5jy7n]

I believe there is one in Chesapeake Virginia off of battlefield Blvd. If so, thank you guys

[@soupofpossibilities8537]

Yes, interview Lem

[@pjimpin]

That is awesome

[@johnsrabe]

I appreciate the execution of the game and the video, but since 97% of cornhole games wind up ignored in the backyard after the first exciting month, I can’t understand why anyone would want to make them heavier and harder to break down and throw away. This is like, “Let’s make a base for your exercise bike out of a 500lb block of granite!”

[@ZachFields]

I'd love an interview with Lem talking about his career background.

[@rogerbrown91]

When youre done playing corn hole years later make a nice headstone 🪦

[@chuckerickson6721]

You might tell Lem that making golf putting like his corn hole might be worth while

[@MarcMajcher]

What kind of drone are you using there at 4:40?

[@ringerson4x4]

Need more back story on Lem.

[@dandonna852]

What would the price for chess board 1 inch thick 20 x20 inches 1/2 round sides with engraved algebraic black lettering with heavy duty legs blue for dark color squares?

[@B_aka_Scias]

I never heard anyone from brazil making one of these, maybe there's market here 👀

[@Concretetabletennis]

❤ probably

[@kirkyorg7654]

this would be great idea if the cornhole boards were made from the whipped concrete the stuff with bubbles like an Aero bar its lightweight, then they would be easy to move around rather than needing two men & a horse to move them but a pretty cool idea to make all this out of concrete

[@DEADB33F]

I think the whole point is that they're hard to move. ...they're designed for public parks, etc.

[@Jimunu]

Would like to se more

[@milesharlan1]

Please come back & talk to him w an interview..tks..KUTGW

[@rgbrown90]

Interview Lem on EC 2 !

[@jim2mckenna220]

Been watching “Kings” of the Stone Age for years. Fell in Love with their ping pong tables!

[@tommylawler5286]

Pity Scott is not doing this video, he's the best .

[@Jesusiscoming24]

What is melamine .. is it a powder mix put in the mix .. I looked it up and found it speaking of forms not mixes ??

[@salient2849]

Melamine is a product used for the forms it’s basically a smooth partial board and has a white face

[@Jesusiscoming24]

@@salient2849 .. ok so maybe the vibrating is what made the concrete look smooth and not a plasticizer

[@salient2849]

@@Jesusiscoming24 yes exactly the talks vibrates which causes the concrete to consolidate there for producing a nice finish, it’s the same concept as actual concrete forming when you use a vibrator inside the forms so that when you take them off you’re left with a smooth finish, you can get the same result by just tapping the form

[@nwcompounding1]

would love to hear the origin story

[@RobC1999]

Wonder how heavy the cornhole boards are?

[@isaacdejonge4371]

Yeah I was just wondering how you’d move them without a couple people to help😅

[@RobC1999]

@@isaacdejonge4371 suppose that’d help keep them from getting stolen in public places.

[@traktion9]

Fridge truck or dolly as we call them should be up for the challenge.

[@Concretetabletennis]

400lbs each.

[@michiganporter]

Def not really portable but solid nonetheless

[@bobmanns3623]

What's the weight of one of them bad boys?

[@Concretetabletennis]

Cornhole Boards are 400 lbs each.

[@bobmanns3623]

@@Concretetabletennis whoa, I'd guess you don't have an issue with people walking away with them? 😆

[@mikedevine1715]

She's a good sport

[@acwright]

Still bean bags in concrete corn holes. Interesting

[@Concretetabletennis]

Traditionally the bags are filled with dry corn kernals. We use plastuc pellets.

[@sblack48]

Bet you don’t have to worry about people stealing these things

[@SwedishDeathLlama]

The part I don't understand is the lack of cracking. You pour a "2D" driveway/patio, all the re-entrant corners will crack so you need to put joints in to guide the cracks. But somehow the 3D re-entrant corners don't crack! Concrete magic

[@theebalz]

The concrete fibers, steel lattice, and plastizer all work to stop the cracking. Plastizer (water reducer) greatly improves the strength of the concrete. Water reduces strength in the mix process. Plastizer reduces the need for so much water. 👍

[@Hoaxer51]

It’s a small item, concrete sidewalk that’s 4-5 feet wide will usually crack every 10 feet even with 3/4” joints tooled in every 5 feet. So something that small, especially if you put some steel reinforcement in probably won’t ever crack. That’s a pretty nice DIY project if someone was interested in a semi-permanent game board area.

[@thzzzt]

Sure, a cornhole board, for where else would people put their corn, if not in the hole? (He said confidently.)

[@dandonna852]

Classic chess pieces Black = blue color and white = off white dull white

[@lewerim]

For sure, spend some more time there

[@zacharysmith7700]

those boards must be hella heavy

[@RovingPunster]

What the heck is a "Corn Hole Board" ? I can guess an x-rated definition, but not the family friendly one that was intended.

[@skateparkreality]

Built to grind

[@jasonmarshall819]

Dam, won't be portable,look heavy

[@Concretetabletennis]

Everone else makes portable. We make permanent.

[@Skeetah-fl4px]

I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO

[@richardwalters1803]

Yes, go back

[@michaelsallee7534]

go back ... spend more time

[@Jacks_Raging_Bile_Duct]

i wish they still built things on this channel. Not sure if Scott is sick or something, but I'm not digging where the channel is leading.

[@jamesengland7461]

Patience, grasshopper

[@danielelse3914]

Dude! Visual line-of-sight FAA regulation! I can't believe that you could see that drone a mile away.

[@Groots22]

Too heavy… who has a forklift at home to move these around.

[@pamelah6431]

Please don't do the Wranglerstar thing of addressing your audience like everyone is a man. I'm a woman and love this channel.

[@tacklebox6239]

This was such a terrible episode. Any time Nate is the narrator I know it’s going to be bad. Where’s the old man at. We Want Scott!!

[@jamesengland7461]

Would it kill you to be kind or respectful?

[@tacklebox6239]

@@jamesengland7461 respect is earned

[@mrkrause3]

Another great, fun, informative video! Keep em coming Nate! Thanks

[@DontInterruptMeCunt]

Not gonna bullshit, the thumbnail looks like mattress. Its the checkered sides I cant get my mind to get over.