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Why We Build With 2x6 Framing

Most cabin-style sauna builders frame with 2x4s. We use 2x6. Here’s what that changes in terms of heat, stability, and silence.

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How do you say “Sauna”?

What should we call what we do when we fire up the stove, get bare-ass naked, sprinkle water on the stones, bask in the lovely heat and steam (löyly, as the Finn’s call it), jump in a cold lake, and do it all over again? 

How do we talk about sitting in a hot box on purpose?

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