DIY wooden punch bag frame advice needed!

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mrvillicus Posts: 37 Forumite

28 May 2018 at 9:33PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

Hi everyone I'm planning on starting a little project to make a punch bag frame out of wood and I need some advice as I'm a complete DIY virgin!

I wish to create a simple frame, 9ft wide and 7ft high which will hold 2 30kg bags and not fall over when hit.

Im planning on basing the frame design on the kids football goal design (see attached image) here;

My questions are;
1. Will simply joining the beams by wood screws be enough?
2. What wood would be best to use?
3. Would the wood hold the bags without snapping?

Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks, Ben

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