Made to sit outside and not complain about it
Four things decide whether a wooden game survives a second summer. Here’s what we do about each one.
Solid wood, chosen per game
Cornhole boards are solid pine — stiff enough to keep a flat playing surface, light enough that one person can still carry a regulation set.
Stacking tower blocks are rubber wood, which is denser and holds a clean edge. A block that chips is a block that catches on the way out, and a tower that catches isn’t a game — it’s a wrestling match.
TO CONFIRM: Moisture content at machining; is stock kiln-dried?
The part that fails first
On a folding board, the hinge is the whole product. It’s the thing that gets slammed, over-torqued, and folded wet.
TO CONFIRM: Hinge type, material, how it fixes to the frame, fold-cycle testing
Sun and rain, in that order
Rain is the obvious enemy. Sun is the real one — UV is what fades a surface and dries a joint until it moves.
TO CONFIRM: Finish type, number of coats, UV inhibitor?
What we check before it ships
TO CONFIRM: Real QC process — flatness, hinge, finish, sample rate
One year, and a real answer
One year on manufacturing defects, hinges included. If something fails that shouldn’t have, email us with a photo. We’d rather send a part than argue about it.
The House Rules Pack
12 printable rule cards. 20 forfeits your group will argue about. And a bracket that gets 8 people through a tournament in 60 seconds.
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