WOODWORKING, MAKING A CEDAR HOT TUB- Part 1!!! 

It really is beautiful man, and I can just imagine that lovely cedar scent pervading the workshop while you’re making it. 😊

Your projects, workmanship and videos are ALWAYS a big SLAP in my brain !! And... I love it xD

Can't wait to this finished!! It's great to see you'll finally be able to enjoy it

That is just awesome! Wish I had the time, skill, and place to build things like this! Cant wait to see how you finish it!

SWEET tub, going to be so great in a nice ZEN style garden setting. Cant wait to see it finished. ahhhh just imagine the steam slowly raising off the surface, little chimes in back ground..... and the kids jumping in and yelling and screaming and splashing water ALL over, hahaha enjoy

I built one of these for a dunk tank for our town to use to raise money at functions. I used 5/4 cedar decking from a local mill. I didn't bother to use dried because of it's use. The tank was 5 ft high and 5 ft diameter. I used 1 in band iron with welded on threaded rod for adjustment. If I was to do it again, I would have used a spring behind the nuts to keep tension on it when it was dry. I used a double tongue and grove bit to lock them together. I know the correct way is to use a concave and convex bit but I'm cheap. That would be two bits, I would maybe never use again. I'll use the double many times in the future making slabs.. So, long term, the thing has lasted 12 years so far, has been stored outside in the winter and has not rotted. The bottom has been banged up alot from moving it around but she is still making local organizations money. Great video and look forward to seeing the next.

Beautiful. You did another great video. Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for. I don't know much about wood working, but I will give things a try. Thanks again.

I bet it smells amazing 😊

Really nice looking and that wood is just perfect!

The color variation in the cedar planks make this thing ridiculously beutiful. I can only imagine if you apply a wood preservatives how much more awesome it would look!

Nice work. Waiting for the part two. Even at this stage it looks beatiful.

I cant express how much you inspired me...!!!

Awesome! The cedar is so beautiful. I'll bet it smells amazing in there!

you're amazing! this is the quality content I subscribed for.

Good on ya mate, appreciate you still releasing free content even with all the effort and expense involved in doing it.

Seriously nice work. Looks amazing.

Your woodworking skills are the best.

Jessie...! Once again...!!! Beautiful...

Soooo nice!! Love your work!

All that in just two and a half days.. That's amazing.. Make a coffee table and it's taking me a week..lol. Eager to see part 2.

Beautiful Hot Tub, just in time for this west coast winter that's coming in. I'm guessing that's going under the new deck, so it's sheltered? Nicely done 👍

That was the most inspiring music I've ever heard for a hot tub.

Holy hell that looks awesome... Great work

That's why i started woodworking because i wanted to build my own hottub :D

Mistakes are always good as long as you learn from them and improve on the second attempt. Good luck with the build

My uncle was the first person to build these tubs in LA and Hollywood. He even made the decks of wood to walk out to it. His company made Millions he did lose his hearing partially. Woodworking make some great men I miss him. Thanks for the how to that made me think of him.

That was sooo fun to watch!

That's nice recently did a project where a tank builder did similar process for rain water collection. Just an awesome technique well worth the work in my opinion.

I would love to see all of the things you have made in one video as a tour of the property!

A friend of mine builds his with a cove on one side and rounds over the other side. It's a nice touch. And uses Old Growth Western Red Cedar off of his woodlot on Northern Vancouver Island. You should get a life time of enjoyment from yours.

Bro you build so many things. I’d be happy if I finished a bird house in a week. It’s tough to make time. Much love.

You’re a legend mate. Greetings from London.

When you were running those tongues over the DADO stack, your fingers man! OMG. Started to cringe. Love the tub 🤘

Fantastic build!!

Wow. Really nice so far. 👍👍

Interested to know where you got the cover for your hot tub. Was it custom made? Also, how warm does the water stay in the winter? Would there be a way to insulate the hot tub to make it more energy efficient? Beautiful workmanship.

Wow so beautiful man!!

Awesome overload!!!

Awesome work!

is there a straight forward formula to know what angle the staves edge bevel needs to be?

I built my own hot tub a year ago. Make sure those screws are at least M16 (~20mm diameter). Also you should reinforce the two outer most floor pannels. Those might come off if you keep them like that! It will most likely not be holding the water in for the first 2 days as the wood needs to expand. Make sure you loosen the screws a bit after that.

Looks great!

I literally could smell your shop during that. Thanks.

always so excellent! thanks!!

Cool project. I didn't know that you could adjust the fence angle on a jointer.

Amazing as usual

IT’S FINALLY HERE OH MY LAWD

Very nice! Winter is coming and you sir, you are prepared! Are you planing a heating system for this bad boy (something along the lines of copper tubing with an open fire..)?

That is massive! I love it! The wood looks gorgeous! I didn’t know I wanted one but I do now! 😀

I dissed your music on the last video so the least I can do is say thanks for the much better music on this one! My ears thank you!

Just shouted from excitement when I saw the thumbnail!! 🤤🤤🕺

Beautiful ofuro style tub. Wondering how to mod this for an off-grid situation.

Wow, just wow!!!

Where can I find a list of your power tools: Jointer, planer, table-saw, etc. I'm about to start equipping my own woodworking shop and would like to know which tools are the best, or good starting power tools to start.

There is an irony in waiting for wood to dry so it can be milled with the intent to make it wet again.

Hey samurai! looks fricken sweet! I was wondering if you will be adding any timber framing tutorials to the school in the future? Keep up the inspiring work man, Nico

Hi Samurai, planning on building a barrel sauna and wondering where you got those stainless bands from? Apologies if that was already answered in the comments Thanks!

Quality craftsmanship Samurai...let me know when it's finished so I can test it...😉😉😉👍👍👍

that look amazing!!!

That's awesome man. I'm probably on day one of year one of the ten year dream before I'll build my own too! Actually I'm more on year four...

What a good video!!!

You should look into saltwater hot tub systems. I can't believe how much better mine is. I haven't had to add any chemicals in two years. Just added a little more of the salt as I add water. I'm talking about tablespoons. No chlorine smell is a big plus. Two things; One, always shower BEFORE getting in. (Antiperspirant, lotions will clog the filters.) My dishwasher does a great job of cleaning the filters. Two, clean filters often. You will find that a good saltwater system can go years without changing the water if you keep up on filter maintenance and showers before entry. We use ours year round and haven't had to do anything more than this. The type of salt used has no taste and a quick rinse afterwards is all that's needed to remove any left on us. It leaves your skin silky, not dried out. It's a Sodium Bromide system.

Wow, love it

Nice brother!!!

Thanks for the great video. How has this held up over the years? I had a cedar tub when I lived in New England and it had a vinyl liner. I found this to be great in many respects even though difficult to install. How has it been in terms of leaking, aging, standing up to elements, etc?

What are you going to use for bands?

Would you be able to have it dug into the ground? If so, would you need extra stuff you need to do to the work? Cheers!

that looks so nice… one day i'll make one too :)

Are the "wall" board edges milled at a slight angle to form the circle or are the faces square?

Agreed the quality of wood the samarai uses is all clear where you.getall this beauty timber "whistle" ..

I've had a cedar hot tub for nearly 30 years. Its 8 feet across and 4 feet deep heated with an aluminum wood stove that is submerged in the water made by the snorkel stove company. There is nothing better than a good soak in a giant tub.

@3:44 just killin it! Nice

I would like to hear the story behind acquiring the clear red cedar - where I live in southern Alberta, the odds of easily acquiring material like that would be about zero.

Can you use this for cold water as well?

So what is that your cutting the base with? Looks like ridged brand. Hooked up to dust extraction.

Is this wood that you milled up? Looks really good!

Nice video, so on your staves, how do they stay together ?

great... now I'm also dreaming of building a cedar wood hot tub

Love it. How are you heating it?

Amazing! I plan to build my own I was hoping you had released plans for this however I don’t see any on your website? Let me know if I am possibly just looking in the wrong place, thanks!

QUE PRÁCTICA SU DEMOSTRACION, MUY HERMOSA, GRACIAS.

Hey Samurai how much did you spend in the materials for this build? cheers

Awesome. Is there an angle on those stave sides? whats the size of that beast? 6ft inside diameter? Who not use a ball and knuckle joint? I'm sure with expansion it will seal ok but i was planning on buying the tooling to make a ball joint on the spindle moulder. I'm using larch. Any thoughts anyone?

Awesome! We've been planning on getting a similar hot tub - but, now that I've seen this video, I'm making it myself. Thanks so much for the inspiration. The money we save on the hot tub will pay for the extra tools I'll need. Perfect... Now, as far as the water treatment goes, I love hot tubbing but I've discovered I'm allergic to chlorine. So, we are going to use a product called Simplesilver. It's a once-a-year(!) spa treatment that is gentle on your skin and means you don't get the chlorine smell. Anyway, thanks for the building tips. I help my Simplesilver tip helps you too. Thanks.

Make sure not to spill any Chernobly in there, or you might find yourself in another time! LOL. Looks great, can’t wait for part two!

Beautiful tub! What was the tool used to cut out the base??

Youre the best! Want to learn from you. Have seen you do all kinds of joinery etc. Now.. can we get a video where you build something more old school? For example a stol, or a rocking chair, old school style, old school technique?..

Legend I wish I even had the space for them tools let alone the tools!!

Starting at 2:22 what type of tool is that you are using to cut the outer edge? Dual handle jigsaw of some sort?

That looks great should look good next to the Japanese Shed you made?

Game changer!! Can’t wait to see how you plumb it, do the straps hold the wood tight enough to seal ? Or do you need something else? Great work

Awesome

Mal wieder spitze gelungen 👍

Do you have any info on when your vest will be for sale?

How much did the cedar cost? Curious how much it leaked when filled

Wow are you going to use a wood stove stole heater like in the Felder video, or do electric heat, or?

I've been a sub for years and I just saw you get a cool shout out from Jimmy DiResta on his channel! I suspected that 2 such cool channels would cross paths eventually.

Just looking at your video right now, but wondering, what is the hammering at 3:40 for?

I like the music you played

I couldn’t get a look what tool was that you used to cut the circle for the base of the tub?