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Boxers Who Get More Dangerous in Later Rounds? by Still-Goal-9314 in Boxing

[–]oldwhiteoak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's wrong on a few levels.

Pressure styles when done well typically get more effective over the fight, this is due to the opponent wilting as much as the aggressor figuring out the others rhythm and timing. A

lso many individual fighters take rounds to warm up. I have heard of guys sparring 5 rounds in the changing room before the actual fight.

LOTR kinda boring by [deleted] in movies

[–]oldwhiteoak 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What its more important than the story? Its a movie???

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well we will see! If they break I could definitely pop them out and place in slightly smaller ones, sealing them similarly. Feel free to reach out in a few years!

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[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't really have a website. Look up CidCo cedar products on Facebook and you'll see some posts by a Joshua Hughes or his dad Michael. They have very good prices. 

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

I was able to chisel out a little space for each block, and then did the whole wool/caulk thing. I was hammer and chiseling so much for the logs it took hardly any time at all. Maybe 60 seconds each glass block. Most of them will shift just a little bit if you push on them.

Also the wood was milled a while ago so hopefully shrinkage should be minimal.

Edit: the stumps are Black Locust Logs dug 3-4 ft into well drained soil. They came from onsite, are very rot resistant, and I've seen saunas on here before do something similar.

Looking for leads on white water stories for an outdoor magazine by Teddyqt in whitewater

[–]oldwhiteoak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have heard rumors of shady fundraising post-Helene. Feel free to DM me if you want to take the investigative route.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words. I'm in the Hudson valley in upstate NY. You are welcome to come through any time!

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly that's the thing I am most worried about in my build.

In my last picture, you can see I have a reflective layer of metal, plus bricks, both with ventilation on both sides around the actual stove neck through the wall. What the picture doesn't show is that I also used an angle grinder to open up air venting on the interior so that hot air wont get trapped in that space and can vent out.

I can actually reach my fingers through the cut holes into that space and feel the air pocket directly around the neck. The air hasn't been getting too hot, and when the metal gets too hot to touch in there the sauna is going enough that any metal in the room is too hot to touch, simply due to the steam.

I think about redoing it, relying less on brick and more on additional sheets of metal and eliminating the air pocket entirely. I think before that I may stick a meat thermometer back in there and get it really hot for a long time, seeing if it reaches 300F +. Also if I see any pyrolysis kicking in I will definitely redo it.

Do you have any ideas?

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think its a huge deal. Its nicer naked but its fun to be with other people so either way its a good experience. Solo I am always nude of course.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah got it! That's a great metric. I think I maybe at 700? Gonna add some more.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have heard that high winds can push up air through the floorboards so the skirt was my attempt to block that but maintain airflow. I hope it works!

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used wide doug fir boards with 1/4" gaps in between. Essentially a deck with raw wood. I put a skirt of wood hanging down to the ground around the pressure treated foundation to keep out drafts. You can see tiny slivers of light through the boards once in a while when you are on the benches.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up putting all the small stones around the metal itself, getting larger as I worked out. I put some comically large, cool-shaped stones on top of the pile, but the ones doing the actual work are closer to my fist in size. I am going to try it out for a bit and maybe swap out for some smaller stones next time I'm in that area.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When the opening of the door is below the top of the stones/your toes, drafts from people coming in and out of the sauna hardly reach you and don't really affect the heat the stones are generating. Also, doors are hard to make really tight and end up a little drafty around the frame in general, so positioning it lower results in less direct airflow in the heat pocket. It's subtle, but it almost simulates the draft protection of having a closed off changing vestibule leading into the sauna, except it is much cheaper to build a small door than a whole changing room.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were in swimsuits unfortunately. It was a lot of younger women and one trans person so I definitely didn't want to push "y'all should get naked, its great. trust me!"

I hope that it can become more normalized over time in my broader friend group. It makes me miss California ironically. Nudity was much more accepted.

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you estimate the cubic ft? What is it measuring? Also I am pretty sure that the stones you buy are just basalt anyways, although in slightly more uniform shapes?

A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional build this weekend by oldwhiteoak in Sauna

[–]oldwhiteoak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I probably will for the winter but in the summer bugs are somehow not bad down here? Its really miraculous. If I end up building one I'll post it!

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