How to make a dart board at home

As we are all gradually discovering, being stuck at home is not all that great, as we initially thought it would be. Many are finding it hard to take breaks from their computer screens and properly de-stress. Are you itching to spend some quality time with your family, that doesn’t involve mobile or laptops?

Well, you can’t go outside, but there are some really fun activities that you can enjoy at home with your family. Playing darts is one such amusing pastime. You can organically involve all your family members, bring them together and spend an entertaining evening of playful competition.

Why darts?

Playing darts is hands down one of the most fun, entertaining, competitive, and yet enjoyable recreational activity that you can do at home. However, convenience is another major factor, as to why you should prefer darts.

Considering the amount of space and materials required to play, and how multiple players can simultaneously participate, darts is a pretty easy and affordable game, that can be arranged quite quickly.

What do you need?

There are only a few things that you will need, in order to arrange a good-old game of darts. The following pretty much sums up the essentials of a custom dart setup.

Dartboard

First things first, a good dartboard is a must! You can easily make one at home, without much hassle.

Darts

Try to arrange metal darts. They are the best in terms of sticking the landing on home-made dartboards. Seek a set of darts with replaceable fins and tips for longevity.

Cabinet

The cabinet is not entirely necessary, however, it is effective in protecting the dartboard from dust and debris. Cabinets also prevent the surrounding walls from getting damaged.

What kind of dart board should you be making at home?

Cork Dartboards are considered ideal for home-made dartboards. Cork is generally, a minimum of 1 and 1/2 inches in thickness. Dartboards made from cork are capable of stopping the dart from penetrating through the board, so the wall will remain unharmed.

How to make a dartboard at home?

By following the below-mentioned steps, you can easily make a dartboard at home, and surprise your family with a nice and fun game of darts.

Materials needed:

1. Corkboard
2. Markers
3. A pair of Scissors
4. Glue

Steps to make a dartboard at home

1. Draw a circle on the Cork Board.

Generally, dartboards are a perfect circle, with an average diameter of eighteen inches. Hence, you will need a piece of corkboard circle that is 18-inches in diameter.

Place a pin in the centre of the board. Then, connect the pin with a string, that has a marker attached at the other end. Make sure the length of the string is exactly 9 inches. Now, you should start tracing the circle. The string will help you easily trace a perfect circle with a 9-inch radius, and the pin as its centre.

2. Cut out the circular corkboard.

Once you have traced the circle, you will have to use a nice pair of scissors to cut out the circle. Be careful while cutting out the circle. Make sure to finely trim the edges, so that your board does not look clumsy.

3. Repeat the above steps three times.

You will need at least 3 circular cork board pieces to make a sufficiently thick dartboard. Therefore, repeat the above two steps, at least 3 times, and obtain 3 perfectly circular cork board pieces.

4. Glue the pieces together

Join all three pieces back to back with the help of hot glue. The objective here is to obtain a dartboard with at least 1-inch thickness or even more than that.

5. Draw the bullseye

Right where you have placed the pin, is the centre of the circle. So around that point, draw a circle for the bullseye. The diameter of the bullseye circle should be 1/2 an inch.

6. Draw the rest of the circles.

Starting from the inner circle, make you way outwards drawing circles. First, draw a circle surrounding the bullseye. Be careful and do not draw the 2^nd circle too large, making it around one and a quarter inches in diameter. The 3rd circle should be around 7 inches, and the 4th circle should be eight and a half inches. For a double score band, you can create two more outer circles with 12 inches and 13 and 1/2 inches respectively.

Conclusion

It is really easy to make a nice dartboard at home. You can even involve your kids or other family members in the process of making a dartboard. This can be a fun activity in and of its own. You can easily hang this home-made dartboard anywhere around your house, and start playing. All you need are a few darts, and you are good to go.