Giant Jenga
M y first springtime woodworking project was a small one but one which will be very useful this summer. I decided to start my annual woodworking projects by making a Giant Jenga game for the backyard. I cut up all the wood... 54 pieces in all... then cut some additional pieces to replace any pieces that weren't looking so good in the first batch. As I was cutting the initial batch of pieces, I noticed that some of them would not work well so I cut up an additional eight foot 2x4. After I cut all the pieces, I started working on cutting and assembling a leveling base. This leveling base has leveling feet at each corner so we can have a level playing surface even on uneven ground. The great thing about the leveling base is that it can be turned upside-down to store all the pieces (see the last photo, at bottom). I'm thinking I might need to make some handles for it too. It is exceptionally heavy with all of the pieces stored in it. Sheila and I did move it but quickl