A cooperage is a barrel shop, and the name is an honest one: like a barrel, a cedar tub is a ring of staves held tight by steel bands, and the wood itself holds the water. Where it differs is the joinery. Our staves are straight and milled bead-and-cove, so the tub is a true cylinder, not a cask.

Our Method

We start with clear, vertical-grain western red cedar. It’s dried, then milled to a bead-and-cove profile, so each stave’s rounded edge sits into the hollow of the one beside it and the wall closes up as the bands come on. Floors, and the walls of a sauna, are tongue-and-groove.

Everything is put together once in the shop before it ships, so we know it fits. Hot tubs and saunas go out flat-packed. Soaking tubs and cold plunges go out assembled, with the equipment ready to connect. We build standard sizes, and we build to the dimensions you give us.

Built to Last

Western red cedar resists rot, holds its shape, and is light for its strength, which is why it’s the wood for this. A tub of ours, looked after, will be outside for decades.