Using a miter saw, cut the kubb pieces to length. Step 7 Cut the Kubbs Photo by Wendell Webber Measure and mark the length of a kubb piece on a 2¾-inch post according to the cut list. Step 6 Measure and Mark the Kubb Photo by Wendell Webber Turn the 4x4 on the adjacent side and repeat the process to create a post that is 2¾ inches square. A circular saw's blade is not large enough to cut through the entire 4x4, so you must flip the 4x4 over and cut through the remaining thickness, again letting the fence ride along the side. Rip the length, letting the fence ride along the side of the 4x4. Set the blade of your circular saw to the lowest depth and fit it with a fence set to rip ¾-inch of wood from the 4x4.
Step 5 Rip the 4x4 Photo by Wendell WebberĬlamp the remainder of 4x4 to the work surface. Once the cuts are complete, the intersecting V channels will create 3-dimensional triangles atop the block.
Turn the 4x4 a quarter turn and repeat this process on the perpendicular axis. Cut away the V-shaped channels running through the crown following the 45-degree cut lines. Level the blade of the pull saw across the top of the block, connecting the two notches with the saw blade. Using a pull saw, begin by notching the front corner at the 45-degree angle, then notch into the marked angle at the corresponding back corner. Step 4 Cut the King Photo by Wendell WebberĬlamp the 4x4 to your work surface. Shade the Vs as the portion of the block to be cut away. These lines will intersect to create two Vs on each side. Using the 45-degree-angled edge on the head of the combination square, draw 45-degree lines on each side of the king-to-be, from the corners inward, and from the center points outward. With the combination square, bisect both axes of the X, and the resulting lines will mark the centerline of each side of the post, without your having to measure. Step 3 Mark the King's Crown Photo by Wendell Webberįirst, draw lines corner to corner atop the block to make an X. Set the remaining length of post aside, to be ripped for the kubb pieces. Using a miter saw, cut a 12-inch piece from the end of the 4x4. Step 2 Cut King to Length Photo by Wendell Webber ¾-inch dowels: four at 12 inches (to the long point)ĭownload rules and a scorecard for the game of kubb.All the better to recognize him, so you don't accidentally bring him down until you've toppled all the kubbs. Once you size the pieces, you'll cut decorative grooves with a handsaw, and notch the top of the king to create a crown. While the king retains his appropriately portly 4x4 girth, the smaller kubb pieces need to be ripped down to 2¾ inches, making them suitably easy to knock over. The king and kubb pieces all can be cut from a 4x4, but before you unleash a Scandinavian fist-pump, you should know that the project will be a little more involved than sawing off a post. Step 1 Overview to Make Kubb, or Viking Chess Photo by Douglas Adams Then you, too, can learn to relish that satisfying clunk of wood-on-wood contact in your own backyard-a realm where your rule reigns supreme. This Old House's game experts, aka Team Saturday, walk you through the steps of fashioning the king and kubbs in a video tutorial.
To get started, just cut up a 4x4 post and some dowels to make the game pieces and stake out the playing field with thinner dowels. Yes, a wild toss can be hard on the shins, but the game has been entertaining Swedes for more than a thousand years, so it's worth giving it a shot. Throwing sticks may be taboo on the playground, but it's precisely the point with the Swedish game Kubb: The goal is to throw short dowels at your opponent's pieces to knock them over.
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