HOW TO MAKE A GIANT OUTDOOR JENGA GAME AND TEACH YOUR KIDS DIY SKILLS!
3 Materials
$20
3 Hours
Easy
Today is our son's 12th birthday and I thought it was a good time to do a project I'd been planning for this summer. He is loving doing big projects more and more and I liked the idea of something we could knock out in an afternoon and have fun with.
Enter Giant-JENGA!
My goal was to figure out how to build a giant Jenga game that's fun, but also weather-proof and pretty enough to leave out, even if no one was playing.
Step 1: Rip the 2"x6" down the middle. This is the toughest step. A 2"x6" is actually only 5.5 inches wide. But don't set your blade at 2.75" to rip it!
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Step 2: Cut the blocks. Now you get to cut the individual blocks.
We wanted to get 12 blocks out of each 8-foot length, so that meant setting our saw fence/guide at 7-7/8" (again to account for kerf).
Step 3: Sand the rough edges and finish each block smoothly. Notice all the chunks, splinters and sharp edges in the top left-hand image? No one wants to play that JENGA. Take the time to sand/ease all the square corners of the blocks and they will look so much better.
Done!
Less than 3 hours from start to finish, and that includes shopping time at the big box lumber store and a break during the sanding marathon. Also, cedar smell everywhere!
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love this!!!
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Love this and beautiful dog !!!
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What did you use on the wood after sanding so that the jenga pieces slide smoothly?