Most of the effort goes into ripping the green oak sleepers into narrow lengths on the band saw, then squaring the timber and reducing it to the exact thickness. Cutting to length, rounding and sanding is the home straight.
I buy in the beech and oak dowel, then cut to size, round the ends on a table router and use a bench sander to sharpen the ends of the corner stakes.
I cut the profile of the king on the band saw and add the details with a Japanese pull saw and miter saw before adding the chamfer with the planner, finishing on the bench sander.
I have probably spent more on dust extraction equipment and P3 face masks than woodworking machinery and tools, but given the health risks of fine hardwood dust, that is how it should be – so for anyone considering making their own Kubb sets, I would encourage you to give it a go, but proper protection from dust, not a cheap disposable face mask, should be your first investment and not a wheezy after thought.
