Google Sketch-Up Horseshoe Pit Design
This summer we decided to create a pair of permanent horseshoe pits to use during the our gatherings. We wanted a quality set of pits that would last for years to come, wouldn’t get grass encroachment and were easy to maintain. I created the design shown in the graphic using Google Sketch-Up.
The stakes for the pits are 5/8 inch steel rods mounted in a bucket of cement that is buried in the ground. The joists for the pits are 2 x 6 inch pressure treated lumber and the decking and backboard are made from 5/4 inch pressure treated decking.
I also built some screens that protect the sand from the neighborhood cats when the pits are not in use. Included on the backside of the backboard on each pit is a shelf to hold your favorite beverage when you aren’t throwing the shoes 🙂
There are detailed high quality woodworking plans available in the download store for the horseshoe pits. The plans contain 20 pages of step-by-step instructions, a material list, and detailed diagrams so that anyone with basic woodworking or carpentry knowledge can create their own set of horseshoe pits like these!
Can you post your deminsions. I’m trying to build a pit.