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Very common. If you build anything, then a sauna is definitely doable. I'm not much of a builder, I'm more into making furniture using hand tools (which is why follow this forum) , but saunas are simple projects. The most difficult thing which I wouldn't attempt doing myself, is the floor...

To answer the question: yes, I built or actually renewed our sauna last year. Having read this thread I want to share some ancient wisdom about how saunas are built - I'm from Finland, and we have a sauna per every 5 or six people so I've been in a few... :D First of all, the material to use...

This is an ice saw: For ice fishing, or making a hole for swimming.

Great instructions, thanks! I did re-toothing too, to a S&J Leapfrog 10" open handled saw from 1920s. 3 times that is... first 2 attempts with a paper template, but I was too sloppy with placing the file, or it slipped. Uneven teeth. Actually the first try was ruined because of too large a...

Matt Bickfords blog was indeed a great source of information, and I will buy the book too if I get more into making moldings after this first attempt. I'm pretty sure now that the iron is not original, as Droogs suggested, and the side bevel is there for no good reason. So I'll just grind it...

Thanks for all the advice, I think I could carefully grind the iron a bit narrower. It is actually only 1,2 mm wider than the body , and otherwise the profile matches the sole quite well. I don't mind working on the tool, though I agree with someone on this forum who wrote that it's easy to get...

Hello all! Long time reader, first post. So, I have a no18 (I think, it's 1 1/2" wide) hollow plane that I'm trying to use to make a cornice or crown moulding for a wall mirror. I'm not sure that's the right term: I'm not a native English speaker and I have even much less experience with...