It was used to make everything! The ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make paper, baskets, sandals, mats, rope, blankets, tables, chairs, mattresses, medicine, perfume, food, and clothes. Truly, papyrus was an important gift of the Nile. They even tried to make boats out of papyrus, but that did not work very well. Papyrus absorbs water.
A) A Cornhole Platform should be 48 X 24 and made of wood. B) The hole for the board needs to be 6 inches in diameter and 1 ft from each side of the board. C) The cornhole bags will be 6 X 6 and weigh between 14 and 16 ounces. 3. THROWING DISTANCE. A) The distance between cornhole platforms will be 27 ft makeing the throwing distance roughly 30 ft. 4. PLAY OF THE GAME.
Game Time. The American Cornhole Association requires platforms be a 48 x 24 rectangle made from 1/2-inch plywood. The front of the platform stands 2-1/2 to 4 inches tall and the back of the platform sits 12 inches off the ground. The plans for this project follow those requirements. Regulation corn bags need to be 6-inches square, made from duck canvas and be filled with two cups of corn feed.