![]() ![]() Place your center 2×4 with the two open notches down in the middle of the box and drive two screws on each end and up through the bottom. Attach each corner and drive a screw every 12 inches for maximum strength. Pre-drill holes through the plywood and straight into the 2x4s then drive your screws. Then place your plywood evenly across the top and make sure all of the corners are square. Once your frame is built, lay it down on the ground with the end notches facing up. Pre-drill the holes for a straighter and faster setting nail. Attach the ends and the sides using 2” deck screws. The top face-off notch should be centered on the opposite side of the board.Īfter your notches are cut you can start building the frame. The holes for the goals should be centered on each board and the two holes for the pass-through should be 6 inches from each end of the center board. The center notch that goes on the top of the middle board and is used to place the puck for face-offs should be 3” wide and 1” deep. The notches for each goal and the pass through holes should be 3” wide and 2 ½” tall. ![]() You’ll want one notch for each end piece for goals and three notches for the center piece Step 1 – Cut LumberĪssemble all of your pieces and cut the plywood and 2x4s to the required length.īegin by cutting notches in the plywood. You’ll also need a couple wood broomsticks to serve as box hockey sticks and a scrap piece of wood will works well as a puck. The materials are almost as simple as one piece of 5/8” plywood cut to 6’ x 2 ½’, two pieces of 72” long 2x4s, and three pieces of 27” 2x4s. The only tools you need are your cordless drill/driver and jigsaw. Like corn hole, this game can be built using easily found materials from your scrap lumber pile and in less than an hour you’ve got a sturdy box hockey rink that will provide endless hours of competitive fun. The only other rule is to keep your stick down! If the puck flies off the board then do a restart. You can play best of three of first to 11. Place the “puck” on top of the center board each player touches the bottom of the box and then each other’s stick three times, counting 1-2-3 then go! After the third tap your objective is to slap/poke the puck through the holes cut in the wood to score a goal. ![]()
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