#DIY JUMBO JENGA HOW TO#

On top of those stack 3 more across the first row. To stack up your Giant Jenga game lay 3 pieces side by side. If the pieces feel like they’ll stick together instead of sliding easily you might need to do a light sand with a 220 Grit sandpaper. Or the paper will stick to giant jenga pieces and be hard to get off. And still others paint the ends in fun colors.Ī light coat works best and you’ll want to make sure there’s no puddling. If you wish you can add a light coat of polycrylic. She was sweet enough to snap some photos of the rest of the process.

Ok, I’ll be honest, we were rushing to go enjoy a little happy hour libations before she left the next morning. My friend lives in Southern CA and we were so pooped when we finally finished the two-day game making marathon that I forgot to take finished photos. If you want a hardwood set, those will cost you 5-7 times what we made this DIY Giant Jenga set for. You can buy pre-made sets online as well. But for just $20 in lumber and a little time sanding the pieces are smooth and the game will be fun. I’m not going to say this was a fast project, even I was surprised at how long it took us to sand.

We had the shop vac hooked up to the bench sander and that knocked down a lot of the sanding dust. Sanding your 54 Giant Jenga game pieces will make them slide out from between other pieces so much easier.Īlmost done! Thank God for ear plugs and dust masks. And maybe you don’t but if you’re using construction lumber you’ll usually see milling marks and such that would make it very hard to play. Now some people will tell you that you don’t need to sand. Always work in patent leather flip flops 🙂 I think my friend took a lesson from me in her work attire. But using the palm sander worked just fine as well. I’m so glad that my daughter and her hubby bought me the orbital sanderfor Christmas. We played a little sander musical chairs. Then those were passed along to the other two and they got another pass with 120 Grit sandpaper. Working together with my friend and my hubby we started with 60 Grit on the bench sander. He said he doesn’t really use it so I can keep it at our house until he does 😀 It’s 20 years old and it’s a beast. I was blessed that my brother “lent me” his bench sander. Lock the fence into place and proceed to cut the rest of your pieces. It’s always best to be a bit longer and cut off a bit more. You can practice this step on scraps and make necessary adjustments. Adjust the fence of the miter saw until the non-moving saw blade lines up with the pencil mark. Place the 2×4 on the miter saw and against the wood block. When you’re ready to cut the pieces measure and mark the 2×4 at 10-1/2″. Alternatively you could also use a clamp. But not long enough to stick out too far. Make sure you use screws that are long enough to pass through the metal and into the wood. The have holes in them and, they usually slide out to adjust for varying cut lengths.Īnyway, find a piece of scrap that has a square end and attach it to the fence from the back.

On your miter saw look at your fence (that’s the vertical part at the back.

#DIY JUMBO JENGA HOW TO#

It’s not super important that your lengths be exact, but if you’re OCD like me I’ll show you how to how you make them exact. (who’s idea was it to actually make them smaller than the name? #truthinmarketing?) The 2x4s are cut to 10-1/2″ because three 2x4s side-by-side measures 10-1/2″. Are you wondering why jenga pieces are 10-1/2″? Set up your miter saw and cut all your pieces to 10-1/2″. But you’ll likely have some areas you want to cut around, such as knots or gouged areas. Mathematically you’ll get 9 giant jenga pieces from each 2×4 and that equals 6 2×4 boards.

Diy jumbo jenga