Cedar Hot Tub

Here's a video of how I built this cedar wood hot tub from 2x8's.

[@gabriellafletcher4969]

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[@LinhNguyen-jg6qq]

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[@tomiohamashige4585]

This is freaking awesome.....my hat's off to you for your high level of skill, Nancy!

[@greenhydrogenguy]

Wonderful build, Nancy. Really enjoyed watching - thank you

[@charlesferrari6877]

I'm really glad KZbin put this video in my recommended videos today. The way you describe the thought behind all of your actions is excellent content. You have another subscriber. :)

[@mattkiss3]

This was amazing. Loved your explanation and im very impressed with your knowledge and "going with it" attitude when you hit a rough spot. That's just how woodworking is sometimes. This was such an ambitious build and it REALLY came together nicely!

[@johngardiner8847]

Great job! The pride of building your own is almost as good as the final product. Enjoy after all the dedicated hard work

[@neilmcmichael1111]

What an amazing job! You should be very proud of your work! Loved watching your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@4swzb]

Well Nancy i have been a veteran high end furniture maker for over 40 years now....it was so refreshing to see a young person approach such a project in a careful, clear, and very correct manner..well done young lady! George

[@willowtreegites5127]

Lovely build and great work. Always satisfying when you make something yourself even if it works out a bit more than buying one.

[@jarrodmcgahan2709]

I will build this later. Perfect design Nancy. Great functional Tub, and the perfect size.

[@McClimber234]

Nicely done. I love wooden tubs. Use to have one with a wood stove too. Loved it. I might put this project on my list. I love the ozonator too.

[@jackalope30]

impressive build! You should be very, very, very proud. Its beautiful and so much better than a plastic off the shelf unit! Great work!

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

That's something my old friend's dad would love to build. He's a doctor, but woodworking is his hobby. He made a gorgeous floor-to-ceiling cabinet set for his entertainment system.

[@andrewe2853]

Great job I really enjoyed watching this build you have inspired me to finish my fiberglass hot tub thank you.

[@johnmcdonald5998]

I think you did a fantastic build! The tub looks so inviting - great location. You explained each phase like a professional - thanks! Hope you enjoy it for many years to follow!

[@mcockerham2003]

I really like the smallish size of your tub. We had a large hot tub when I was a kid that my father would heat by circulating the water through a series of copper tubes mounted over his ceramic kiln when he fired pottery. It would take a long time to get up to heat. As I recall there was always a problem with leaking. we hammered cotton string into the cracks, but I like your epoxy idea better. It must be very rewarding to soak in something so beautiful that you made yourself.

[@alexcrouse]

Just stumbled across this and i have to say this is an incredibly well presented video, and you did a fantastic job on your design. You should be proud of yourself and this accomplishment. Subbed!

[@j.saavedra1502]

Your videos are great! Great editing and excellent narrative! More please!

[@adamhaj3890]

Very grateful that you described and offered very helpful and useful tips along the way. Excellent craftsmanship as well. 🙏🏼

[@carlocardenas7566]

Wow, great video! Love the hot tub and even though I won't be making one any time soon, I still learned a ton watching you work. Subscribed.

[@intiaboats]

Having viewed many videos on boat-building, camper/trailer/cabin building, etc., I feel compelled to compliment you on your ability to produce superior instructional videos. So often, I watch videos where the author doesn't mention material types/sizes, bevel angles, fastening techniques, and so on. So, well done, because you are a genuine teacher!

[@skinwalker_]

I agree, its not easy to produce these videos that are so clear and informative and carry you through with just the right amount of detail.

[@richardnoble4654]

Thank you so much for sharing this. And, what a beautifully finished hottub. It put a smile on my face and ideas in my mind.

[@wonka6848]

Great job! Looks fantastic! Enjoy your tub!

[@drewkoslow7754]

That was a great KZbin video. Super cool, as a woodworker, I learned about something I didn't know anything about, and your voice was calm and informative. Not too much talking, not too little... just right.

[@richardsorensson9817]

American KZbinrs are 9/10 Times over informative. Just like the books written by American authors/professsors/scientists who gets paid by written words. This was a good movie though.

[@Nishiki2010]

This is amazing, you are so talented!

[@mikeearls126]

this was incredible...amazing job!

[@jonasfreitag1344]

Great work Nancy! Thank you for sharing from Germany.

[@JimZim]

Oh my! I don't even have the words to tell you how impressed I am with this. Insanely great wood working skills, and video storytelling skills on top of it! You've really impressed me.

[@judithdeborde5544]

U go girl

[@RossHotchkiss]

Beautiful build! We're thinking of doing something similar although possibly with wood-fired heat.

[@MRSketch09]

Very cool build, when it was all said & done. Thanks for sharing.

[@brudon59]

Hey Nancy, thanks for sharing. Great build and video work.

[@Daspied]

Beautiful build, I'm sure the aroma that comes off while you soak is second to none!

[@dmcheetham]

This is fantastic! I build staved drums, so I recognize a lot of the problems you had to solve. I especially like using the printout of the angle as a gauge... I wish I'd thought of that before I bought a vernier-scale protractor. Oh well... I find that my ripping blade tends to flex enough when cutting bevels that it takes a lot of planing to flatten the cuts out enough for a good joint, so I switched to using a resawing blade on my band saw. The cut surface isn't as pretty, but overall they end up close enough to being straight that cleaning them up is a lot easier. Food for thought if your ever decide to make a staved barrel again. Keep up the good work!

[@TeamFish15]

Amazing job! You are wonderfully talented!

[@ricksmith7631]

fantastic build and you did such a good job of presenting it.

[@leebo1300]

Expensive, painstaking, time consuming, exhausting. Yet she created an incredibly beautiful piece of fine wood craftsmanship. Very well worth it I think.

[@vladstep1655]

Умница !!! Не поднимай только тяжёлое ! Береги себя , своё здоровье . Удачи !

[@danf8047]

I'm green with envy.. that you got the skills and knowledge to build this.. awesome!

[@Chillieandbean]

WOW! Such craftsmanship! You make this look so easy (and I know not too many people could do this)! For a minute, I felt inspired to try to build something (not this complex), but then reality set in and I know better, LOL! Really enjoyed watching you build such a bespoke hot tub! Just love it!!!

[@MsBenzerman]

Expensive or not. It seem like a really rewarding build. Kick ass.

[@theodorep9569]

That’s amazing you’re quite an artist

[@hiimryan2388]

Theodore P she's a frickng master carpenter

[@mattthecarpenter1358]

Love this build! Your narration is fantastic as well. Super impressed

[@martinziebell1479]

Really well done video that gave me a good feel for the details. Thanks!

[@MattHolstein]

"The wood alone cost almost $2000." Me: Aight Imma head out.

[@joeypoortman3312]

We are building a slightly bigger square tub for inhome (sealing it with epoxy) and use Yellow Cedar. Spend just north of 900 euro on it, so ? 1100 bucks?

[@F0CKSTR0T]

Literally me but pausing and scrolling down to find this comment first on my way out.

[@stillstanding84]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@carstenhemel2574]

@@joeypoortman3312 It is not a good idea to compete about the price. This wooden bucket in this lovely nature enviroment fits so perfectly. Way better than a plastic one. By the way, lots of Onsens in Japan also uses this sort of wooden tubes to provide a hot bath for their guests. Sitting after a stressful day in this thing and watching the nature will be so relaxing that the 2k really don't matter. Remember, you sell the experience, not your product.

[@joeypoortman3312]

@@carstenhemel2574 you tagged the wrong person dude .... I build mine with Yellow Ceder, its bigger and cheaper ;)

[@RossRocks07]

For those saying the tub is too heavy for the deck. Let's do some math (in metric)! The volume of the tub is Area x Height = 1.94599 m^3. The density of water is 997 kg/m^3. That gives us a mass of 1940.16 kg. In Newtons, her tub has a force of 19,032.97N or *19.0kN* acting on the deck. Now, an average patio deck can hold about 243.27 kg per m^2 (from google), but it varies greatly. But let go with this value for now. Assuming the fact that the tub takes up 1.82 m^2, that area on the patio can only take up to 442 kg or 4,343 N or 4.3 kN. *4.3 kN is way smaller than 19.0 kN. I think y'all are onto something here. I hope her deck is strong lmao.* Nevertheless, great project and a well presented video! :)

[@aquasun3]

I hope she reads this an reenforces her deck

[@theodorep9569]

RossRocks45 based on the skill demonstrated to build this I bet that deck she has, if she made it, can hold a tank

[@RossRocks07]

@@theodorep9569 That's what I hope as well.

[@sliderdrago8189]

Yeah because she never thought of that...you guys are clowns

[@PeterParker-df6ce]

r/theydidthemath

[@Crus0e]

Wow nancy! this video is really good and it's reason why I found your channel. I hope to see the updated version soon! It looks so cozy and comfy to stay in there

[@murillolopes6642]

What a amazing build! The hot tube and your deck looks like perfect, I wish I could have the same here at my house.

[@isaacsimmons1301]

That was amazing. Should have been on "This Old House".

[@geirgaseidnes7809]

Isaac Simmons this old tub?

[@Eddy_Dreadful]

“I winged it on the seats.” *Seats still looking better than anything I could do.*

[@thomasmayer4829]

You could also do it :) Just start :)

[@lumijasminasmr3583]

You can always learn, love. Yes we can. ✨

[@makingmemark]

Probably the best DIY video I’ve ever watched - kudos to you, amazing project and so well captured and presented

[@michaelwood5519]

That tub turned out beautiful! Nice work.

[@rivernet62]

Beautiful! I have a spot in our deck picked out to set in a tub. Thinking of going oval though! 😎

[@scyban12]

I'd really like to see that! I would think you will have to keep close track of where each stave will go but I think that would be awesome! Make a video and post it!

[@LISTEN0011able]

I like your tone of voice. It makes me enjoy the video comfortably.

[@MrMari]

I enjoyed watching you build, Thanks for sharing.

[@rso1411]

I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you for taking the time to edit and post it.

[@rups22]

The smell of cutting all that cedar must have been amazing

[@waynestephen8970]

Nice build! Speaking for those considering building this, how is it holding up 2 years later and how much did this cost all in?

[@BlackPete...]

Absolutely awesome. I'll be building a hot tub for our place soon. I will use this video as my main reference. Thanks.

[@bobdinovo6889]

That looks amazing. Great job!!

[@danielwilson5102]

I hope the decking is strong enough to support the more than a tonne of water now sitting on it!

[@davidpatel5267]

Well my friend it's a bit late now. Next vids gonna be "My $2000 wooden mistake turned into a $20000 wooden mistake"

[@YSALF]

Daniel Wilson Plus a couple creating waves for love ...😏

[@KG-yz7tr]

@@YSALF You must be pretty sad and lonely.

[@YSALF]

K G I hope you’re an excellent welder because as a fortune teller you’ll continue to starve. In psychology your posture is called projection.

[@KG-yz7tr]

@@YSALF Well at least one part of your comment made a little bit of sense. The only one who's projecting though is you with your "creating waves for love" comment, ie unnecessarily projecting your lonely horniness onto a video of a lady building a hot tub which is what makes you sad, lonely and creepy.

[@ryandury]

This is awesome!!! Well done. What filter and ozonator are you using?

[@XSimonY]

Amazing job! Both the build and video quality were superb.

[@RuthLopez-tn3uv]

I just got an inflatable hot tub this spring and I love it so much, but I would trade in a heartbeat for one of these cedar tubs. It looks awesome!

[@JackStefanski]

No video since.... Hopefully there was not a weight issue with the deck!

[@yardyogi1768]

So will this wood last over years of being soaked?

[@joshuabonilla3693]

I used to work in NYC on roof top water tanks. Surprisingly, they use cedar as well. They used yellow cedar for roof top tanks. And they do well in the weather. I've taken tanks apart from the 1930's. Although they were mostly made out of redwood then. Either way with proper care and maintenance a wood tank could last a good 30 years or more.

[@veronikalugitsch]

I just found your channel and love it! Thank you for showing

[@bigblueworkshop3234]

That really turned out great! Enjoyed watching the process.

[@thelonecabbage7834]

What I've learned is that a hot tub is just a bucket big enough to sit in.

[@angryfan370]

What do you think a pool is?

[@thelonecabbage7834]

@@angryfan370 A bucket big enough to swim in.

[@KG-yz7tr]

A fancy overpriced wooden bucket.

[@Chris-rd9ui]

@@KG-yz7tr yee but is little more attractive as a big iron bucket.

[@KG-yz7tr]

@@Chris-rd9ui True...

[@teocharger]

She is like: - How many woodworking tools do you need? - Yes.

[@PreciseAutoSport]

How original...

[@israelaguilar9642]

PreciseAutoSport After I laughed and liked the comment, I saw your comment and reconsidered my support. It ended up reminding me of how people often say: “It must be free 🤓” whenever an item doesn’t scan at the grocery store...

[@motherearth517]

Very nicely done. I loved your narration too.

[@AFHProjects]

This is a nice tub. Very beautiful. Waiting for the next video. Cheers! 🙂

[@adamcartermi5]

I feel like the deck wasn’t made for this weight...

[@jordancox8280]

Especially the location of that tub too... It's literally in the worst position as all the weight is acting like a lever away from the house... Also, I'm a little bit nervous as this was her last video over 4 months ago... Coincidence?

[@adamcartermi5]

Jordan Cox yeah i am worried too. That deck overlooks looks very steep.

[@hygrometer]

its not that heavy

[@adamcartermi5]

JustLetMeDrive you out your mind. It’s extremely heavy, and the deck i am sure was not reenforced for such a load. They are also pretty high up as you can see tree tops below her. Not safe.

[@hygrometer]

@@adamcartermi5 who cares, the water will absorb the fall

[@chubbyninja842]

Who else blurted "SH*!" when she said she paid $2K just for the wood? Hahaha

[@AnthonyRose]

guilty

[@smileyface6837]

almost spat out my latte when shes said the cost

[@davidpatel5267]

Could have paid me 2k I'd have delivered whatever she was wanting by hand for that money.

[@smileyface6837]

David Patel i agree man

[@miketharipr]

I said the same thing except prefaced with a "HOLY".

[@KermodeBear]

I am a novice with wood working, but I'd like to learn. I learned an enormous amount by watching this. Thank you.

[@robbeloved]

Thank you for posting. I always wanted to learn how to make one.

[@soulextracter]

I'm sorry but I gotta ask... Can this hot tub send me back to 1986?

[@codexaeterna]

At the beginning I was curious because it could be a cheaper alternative to buying a normal one. After "the wood alone cost $2000, you lost me. Add in the tools & time to make, and it's definitely not worth it. Looks nice though.

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

Nice work! Love this cedar hot tub!

[@AW-kq2xx]

Nancy - that is amazing. Well done.

[@mikehumphrey5]

You did a wonderful job but you could’ve done it all in Cedar 2x4s for less then $450

[@mitchd949]

Exactly. I wondered why start with 12" wide boards if you're going to cut them in half?

[@Grakoham]

The standard cedar 2x4s are full of knots and are twisted and warped. This is clear vertical grain which has no knots, and the grain is perfectly parallel to the edges of the boards. This is premium wood and it won’t warp like the normal stuff

[@jonathansteiner3251]

Graham K Some people just don’t get it. You can’t use garage Home Depot wood on a project such as this. Well done 👍🏻.

[@MRSketch09]

@@Grakoham Thanks for the info.

[@solexxx8588]

Your stave dados are too deep. 1/2 or 5/8 would be plenty.

[@santiguu236]

glad i found this video! awesome build! Your youtube will grow in no time. cant wait for the future projects

[@extramedium3920]

Amazing work. Thanks for sharing your process.

[@Britonbear]

So weird to hear people still using imperial measurements.

[@AlbiWiedersberg]

Why does it matter?

[@Britonbear]

@@AlbiWiedersberg I started life using imperial measurements and it's strange to now consider it archaic. I didn't say it did matter, although I think those still using the old measurements would be better off long term with the superior metric system.

[@fatfredthe28th]

Not surprising given only three countries on the entire planet still use it as their official system of measurement.

[@Scott2148]

Fantastic build, inspirational and beautiful explanation.

[@sirmarek78]

Love it. I wish to see all the area around this as it look like a paradise to me.

[@SullivanWaterworksOakland]

Absolutely beautiful! Very impressive.

[@lionelreesable]

Thank you for the video. I will add this project to my list of things todo.

[@emagee7864]

I love your creation. Nice work.

[@ThatPNWlyfe]

That is really impressive. Great work and attention to detail.

[@deanmclean5447]

This is so cool!!!! Not only was the hot tub built amazingly, but the video itself was shot and edited extremely well! For sure subscribing!

[@farleyboy1968]

A most excellent build, thanks for posting!

[@CraftMeg]

Beautiful! I am watching so I can fix my northern lights and you helped me with the pentair long body intake- your hot tub is amazing

[@BryanSpringborn]

Very nice work. Looks beautiful and I am sure feels even better.

[@johnlysic6727]

Beautiful indeed! Thank you for this inspirational video

[@chris56a]

I love building stuff, i grew up in a completely different enviroment and never really had any anywhere to go learn any of this stuff

[@milancollin1819]

Amazing, what a beautiful creation and what a knowledge you have. Great video to inspire me building something myself for our mountain house in the South of France

[@danmantyla3315]

Great video! Hits the sweet spot between informative and enjoyable to watch

[@drojim184]

Nancy you are seriously the wooMAN !!!!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ❤️ super beautiful. You give me ambition to go out and start building and crafting myself. This is absolutely breath taking. Can't wait to see the fency and storage idea

[@gussy6783]

Er, well, she's not actually a woman. Welcome to the 21st century.