While it seems like more work, taking 2-3 or more passes of increasing depth with the bull-nose bit would be faster, easier, and safer. Just do all the boards at first depth, set deeper, run them through again, repeat until deep enough.
Oh absolutely. The fact that I built a functional wood-fire sauna in the first place is a small miracle. There's a ton of stuff on this thing I did wrong. Hope you enjoyed watching it at least!@@peterbarlow8912
Awesome job! Very easy to understand what you're doing every step of the way. I plan to start a similar build and this helped me a lot! Thank you for taking the time to make and post this video.
Unfortunitly a big Mistake was made during construction, water will collect on the right wall of the barrel, because the channels are pointed upwards. The top plank of the Barrel should have two channels, the bottom plank should have two rounded ends. But all in all great work
Never mind i think i see what you meant. as in the orientation of the planks, on one side, the channels are facing up and on the other down, meaning they have a bit of a shingle effect, on the left, but on the right they don’t. Instead they are collecting water. Sorry, again.
wow! The size of the work is amazing. Compared to this, what I make looks like a toy. Someday, I would like to create works of this size. I enjoyed watching you work in the cool garden. I subscribed and will come back often to watch your videos. Thank you for your hard work.
Great video. When I bought featherboards that keep the wood tight to the fence I was more confident that I wouldn’t lose a finger. It was a small investment but worth it.
some of those boards were straight pith. almost guaranteed to warp/shrink. and if it's screwed in place rigid, it's not going to be able to breathe/expand-contract.
@nimblecrow Glad you liked it. You know what I think it’s actually Douglas fir. Just looked it up on home depot. I grabbed the cheapest 2x6x8 I could find. Thanks for the sub! You think you would be interested in other types of diy videos? I’m thinking about filming a video about making a signet ring and using it as an NFC key
See im in no place ready to start a project like this but i love these types of videos. Im wondering if its better to go just buy the kits already for around 4-5k or buy all the tools and such and do it myself as you have done
Depends on you, really… remember this is raw Douglas fir . So it’s gonna behave differently than the cedar you’d get with a kit. A kit is considerably more expensive than this, but it would be far more straightforward.
@@Sparky_Mark yeah I know what your saying ! Just thinking more about it being outside and here in the UK it rains for sooo much of the winter 😂 but very valid point about the chemicals that they pump into the timber!
@@mattgreen2398 I hear you about the rain. I also live in a very wet climate, and I just posted another video about how the pine has held up after 116+ days of use. A lot of that was in rain. Seems to hold up better than I thought!
Don't use PT lumber because it is toxic. If you want to use wood that lasts a long time in the open I'd recommend cedar. I think that most saunas are made of cedar. Another weather resistant wood is redwood. I've made some awnings out of redwood that hold up in the elements, but the smell of a cedar sauna can't be beat.
I am not a wood worker, so reading all the comments and no one mentioning he was barefoot throughout the whole build makes me ask... is being barefoot compulsary for a great woodworker as he is?
Amazing build! Is it possible that the wood has shrunk? If yes what are you planing to do to seal it? What materials or scellant are you going to use to prevent the heat loss?
Oh absolutely it has shrunk. Planning to line the inside with cedar to prevent heat loss. I did use a water based wood sealant on the outside! I just remembered that. Haha
I went with a barrel just because it seemed like the most straight forward and self explanatory way an amateur woodworker like me could build a functioning sauna. I don’t have a full material list. The majority of the lumber was 2x6x8 Douglas fir. The tops of the benches are cedar. When you ask for a material list, are you wondering about everything, as in not just the raw materials? I should really write everything down and put it in the description….
@@Sparky_Mark Hi if you had a rough idea of the board count etc and the main materials used, the planer fittings and the main things needed at some stage that would be great. Id love to give this is try my brother is a woodworker and I reckon we could make it. Thanks and appreciate the vid.
@@thisnameisit Okay, I’ll try to draw up what I used and post it in the description. I’ll let you know. And you need not reckon, I know for a fact you can build this, because I BUILT THIS. 😂
@@Sparky_Mark Haha thats great 😀, im 2x left hands but my brother is legit enough. Fair play for sharing appreciate it. How's it working are you enjoying it
@@thisnameisit I really should post a video of actually using it and reflecting on the pros and cons. But we are enjoying the heck out of it. It definitely leaks heat, with the gaps between the staves widening due to shrinkage of the wood. So when it is fired up, you can tell that the heat is coming from the stove rather than surrounding you completely. There are things I’d like to still do, like weld on more cages for more rocks, and line the inside with cedar to prevent heat loss. But it is dry inside when it rains, it’s rock solid, and most importantly it makes me sweat. A lot.
No plans, but if you watch all four of my sauna build videos, I’m sure you’d be able to figure it out! That’s what I did after watching a few barrel sauna videos. The design is so simple that it can easily be done without plans. Of course what do I know? I’m just a little electrical apprentice. Haha
No sir, I kind of just sent it. Started by making two walls the same size, and figured out the number of staves I needed by the circumference of the walls.
Super nice how this worked out! I've been looking for a way to do these myself or someone who has gone before me and looks like you managed to do it. The routing with the bullnose bit also scares the hell out of me. What router are you using, and are those 12mm bits that go in? Wrt dust, I think wearing a mask may be a good idea? ;-) But also check this guy out who made a very cheap router table with dust collection: ruclips.net/video/bbNIWc7E4ro/видео.html
I did a bit of research and found a collet adapter. Looks like it will slide into a 12mm router and accept 1/2" bits! Idk if this helps... amzn.to/3WsYmJB
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While it seems like more work, taking 2-3 or more passes of increasing depth with the bull-nose bit would be faster, easier, and safer.
Just do all the boards at first depth, set deeper, run them through again, repeat until deep enough.
You’re 100% right. Next time 😅
I would have done the dadoes and cove on the last piece when I’d did the rest. That way you would only need to do the easy Round over set up again.
Oh absolutely. The fact that I built a functional wood-fire sauna in the first place is a small miracle. There's a ton of stuff on this thing I did wrong. Hope you enjoyed watching it at least!@@peterbarlow8912
Like the elliptical shape of your chamber. They make canoe bits for thinner stock that join boards together on a curved hull exactly that way.
Awesome job! Very easy to understand what you're doing every step of the way. I plan to start a similar build and this helped me a lot! Thank you for taking the time to make and post this video.
Absolutely! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)
Hope you post some videos on yours!
Unfortunitly a big Mistake was made during construction, water will collect on the right wall of the barrel, because the channels are pointed upwards. The top plank of the Barrel should have two channels, the bottom plank should have two rounded ends. But all in all great work
Could you dumb this down for me a bit. What do you mean by top planks should have two channels? And the bottom one being rounded? genuinely asking.
Never mind i think i see what you meant. as in the orientation of the planks, on one side, the channels are facing up and on the other down, meaning they have a bit of a shingle effect, on the left, but on the right they don’t. Instead they are collecting water. Sorry, again.
This is correct. But I haven't had much water come in on that side, even during very heavy rain.
@@Sparky_Mark give it three years and the wood will rot.
I built it to last at least one year so I'm not worried. Lol
Bro it’s a work of art
Wow man, thank you! It has paid for itself over and over again.
Great video. Thank you. I really want to build this hopefully this summer.
Glad you enjoyed it! If I can build it, anybody can. do it!
wow! The size of the work is amazing. Compared to this, what I make looks like a toy. Someday, I would like to create works of this size. I enjoyed watching you work in the cool garden. I subscribed and will come back often to watch your videos. Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you so much! 🥹
My dad was a wood worker, he didn’t wear a mask, died of cancer. Please consider wearing a mask, it’s important!
My dad was also a laborer and died of a stroke. Please consider minding your own business.
What type of wood is this please thank you
@idrizbinaku5838 pine
@@BillClintonsCigarget mad bro.
Looks like cedar
Мужик, огромное спасибо за подробное видео и полезные ссылки и размеры в описании!! Лучший!
Да конечно, Надеюсь вы тоже себе можете построить! С лёгким паром!
There is a better router bit for coving out the ends of the 2x6. It allows you to run the stock flat on the table. Way less sketchy.
Dang I wish I knew about it before 😩
What is the bit? You’re holding out on the most important part.
Wow,it is nice to build a sauna house by yourself
Yes! It was very nice and fun. I learned a lot.
Love the flat look/grading!
Oh thanks! I’m assuming you mean the video grading?
🤣@@Sparky_Mark yeah + video was super cool!
@@piparskapostins5856 thanks so much! Glad you said that. I love the look too
Hey would you mind telling me how many of each piece wood you used
Please let us know how using pine works over time.
Great video.
When I bought featherboards that keep the wood tight to the fence I was more confident that I wouldn’t lose a finger. It was a small investment but worth it.
Hey great job can you tell how thick stoves are and router bits cheers
Absolutely! I got links to the bits I used, and the dimensions should be in the description. Glad you enjoyed it, hope you have your own soon!
very cool. hope to see if finished
Check out the latest video on this build. In that video it’s pretty much complete
Very nice Sparky Mark. I see you still got some skills with the camera aswell as your new carpentry skills.
High praise coming from you bro, thanks so much
Very impressive work you’ve done! 👏👏👏👌👌👌
Thank you!!🥹
So dope!
Thank you!
some of those boards were straight pith. almost guaranteed to warp/shrink. and if it's screwed in place rigid, it's not going to be able to breathe/expand-contract.
We’re gonna send it and see what happens! Does what I want so far 🤷
great build. what are the barrel dimensions? diameter and length?
Good job sparky mark. its really coming together. Love how tight your staves are fitting together. What type of wood are you using?
This is just the cheapest pine I could find. Thank you so much
Are you sure it isn't fir? Btw, it's a nice video. Subbed
@nimblecrow Glad you liked it. You know what I think it’s actually Douglas fir. Just looked it up on home depot. I grabbed the cheapest 2x6x8 I could find.
Thanks for the sub!
You think you would be interested in other types of diy videos?
I’m thinking about filming a video about making a signet ring and using it as an NFC key
Were your 2 by 6 a true 2 inch thick or was it 1.5 inches thick
1.5” x 5.5”
See im in no place ready to start a project like this but i love these types of videos. Im wondering if its better to go just buy the kits already for around 4-5k or buy all the tools and such and do it myself as you have done
Depends on you, really… remember this is raw Douglas fir . So it’s gonna behave differently than the cedar you’d get with a kit. A kit is considerably more expensive than this, but it would be far more straightforward.
Have that same roller stand. Handle broke off on me about a month after I started using it. Pretty sick of harbor freight crap
Oh that sucks. Isn’t there some kinda warranty for it? I hear harbor freight is good for that kind of stuff
Just curious, what did you do with the cedar? Did you line the inside or just stick with the pine?
I did line the inside, my most recent sauna video shows me doing it
great job! would of been better to use treated timber ? looking at doing this in my garden this summer in the UK and cant wait!
Ooooh idk the thought of that kind of scares me, to be honest.
I feel like it would heat up and release some sorta fumes.
Good luck with your build!!
@@Sparky_Mark yeah I know what your saying ! Just thinking more about it being outside and here in the UK it rains for sooo much of the winter 😂 but very valid point about the chemicals that they pump into the timber!
@@mattgreen2398 I hear you about the rain.
I also live in a very wet climate, and I just posted another video about how the pine has held up after 116+ days of use. A lot of that was in rain. Seems to hold up better than I thought!
Don't use PT lumber because it is toxic. If you want to use wood that lasts a long time in the open I'd recommend cedar. I think that most saunas are made of cedar. Another weather resistant wood is redwood. I've made some awnings out of redwood that hold up in the elements, but the smell of a cedar sauna can't be beat.
Are you by chance live near GA??? I would live something like this in my garage
Nope I’m in the Pacific Northwest!
I am not a wood worker, so reading all the comments and no one mentioning he was barefoot throughout the whole build makes me ask... is being barefoot compulsary for a great woodworker as he is?
Safety wise - not advised.
Me wise - compulsory.
Bare feet + ground = Joy.
Stayin grounded ..very important
Cheers to that!
Those feet would be so sore after a full days work... Source: me, a barefoot carpenter.
Amazing build! Is it possible that the wood has shrunk? If yes what are you planing to do to seal it? What materials or scellant are you going to use to prevent the heat loss?
Oh absolutely it has shrunk. Planning to line the inside with cedar to prevent heat loss. I did use a water based wood sealant on the outside! I just remembered that. Haha
What's with the bare feet?? Just looking for trouble. Great job though.
Idk it makes sense to me haha
Cool vid, any reason to build a barrel over a square ? would you have a material list by any chance?
I went with a barrel just because it seemed like the most straight forward and self explanatory way an amateur woodworker like me could build a functioning sauna.
I don’t have a full material list.
The majority of the lumber was 2x6x8 Douglas fir. The tops of the benches are cedar.
When you ask for a material list, are you wondering about everything, as in not just the raw materials?
I should really write everything down and put it in the description….
@@Sparky_Mark Hi if you had a rough idea of the board count etc and the main materials used, the planer fittings and the main things needed at some stage that would be great. Id love to give this is try my brother is a woodworker and I reckon we could make it. Thanks and appreciate the vid.
@@thisnameisit Okay, I’ll try to draw up what I used and post it in the description. I’ll let you know.
And you need not reckon, I know for a fact you can build this, because I BUILT THIS. 😂
@@Sparky_Mark Haha thats great 😀, im 2x left hands but my brother is legit enough. Fair play for sharing appreciate it. How's it working are you enjoying it
@@thisnameisit I really should post a video of actually using it and reflecting on the pros and cons.
But we are enjoying the heck out of it.
It definitely leaks heat, with the gaps between the staves widening due to shrinkage of the wood.
So when it is fired up, you can tell that the heat is coming from the stove rather than surrounding you completely.
There are things I’d like to still do, like weld on more cages for more rocks, and line the inside with cedar to prevent heat loss.
But it is dry inside when it rains, it’s rock solid, and most importantly it makes me sweat. A lot.
Do you have to build it barefoot? Asking for a friend. Great work. 😊
Haha some of these days I felt like I definitely had to. Just felt right. Not safe but ehh
What did your overall dimensions end up being? How many staves total? Thanks
Approximately 7’5” interior length, 5’6” interior diameter. Don’t remember how many staves though!
I did figure the number of staves by the circumference. Just fyi 😅
Hi great job and thanks for sharing this video. Do you by any chance sell the plan for this project ?
I don’t have anything to sell! It was all just made from memory of all the videos I watched.
Glad you liked the video!
Very good job, are you using 2×6
Thanks a lot! Yes, almost all 2x6
@@Sparky_Mark thank you🙏
what type of wood is that please
@@idrizbinaku5838 pine
@@Sparky_Mark thank you very much
What did you learn you’d do different?
Hmmm to use dried lumber instead of green, wet lumber.
But still I'm very happy with it
Awesome job and great video! Can I ask what model router and table you used?
It is a Bosch router table with a Hercules router from harbor freight
@@Sparky_Mark Thanks so much for replying! Looking forward to trying this project
You’re very welcome. Best of luck to you! I’m sure you got this.
Have you got any plans to follow?
No plans, but if you watch all four of my sauna build videos, I’m sure you’d be able to figure it out!
That’s what I did after watching a few barrel sauna videos.
The design is so simple that it can easily be done without plans.
Of course what do I know? I’m just a little electrical apprentice. Haha
You should make these into kits..
Haha no chance.
How deep did you router the staves?
Shoot idk for certain. I think it was about 1/2”? 3/4 maybe.
I didn’t want a full half circle, I remember that much.
The start board need 2 ends concav !
Are those OSHA approved shoes?
Haha that’s a negative sir.
Any written plans?
No sir, I kind of just sent it. Started by making two walls the same size, and figured out the number of staves I needed by the circumference of the walls.
Anyway we could convince you to share the size dimensions and amount of staves??? If we ask really nice???
Why not just build square easier and more room?
I think the barrel idea just got stuck in my head and I’m very stubborn. Haha
@@Sparky_Mark ❤️🤘🏼
Super nice how this worked out! I've been looking for a way to do these myself or someone who has gone before me and looks like you managed to do it. The routing with the bullnose bit also scares the hell out of me. What router are you using, and are those 12mm bits that go in?
Wrt dust, I think wearing a mask may be a good idea? ;-) But also check this guy out who made a very cheap router table with dust collection: ruclips.net/video/bbNIWc7E4ro/видео.html
Yeah the bull nose was scary.
I have a link for it in the description where you should be able to find the dimensions / specs for it.
@@Sparky_Mark found it, thanks! I'm in Europe and struggling to find a router that takes 1/2 (12mm) bits.
I did a bit of research and found a collet adapter. Looks like it will slide into a 12mm router and accept 1/2" bits! Idk if this helps...
amzn.to/3WsYmJB
Show us your heart rate stats while using that bullnose bit Hah!
Hahaha I wish I would have thought of that. I was ready to get hurt 😅
I'm worried about you losing a fingy too brother. Get some safety gloves for that shit
Bare feet?
Seriously??
The barest.
And he's barehanded!
Y'asian?
Idk - I was born in Moscow, Russia. Does that make me asian?