For Storm Juntti, building saunas wasn’t something that started with a formal business plan. It grew naturally out of years spent around construction, a lifelong connection to sauna, and his Finnish heritage. Storm worked in residential construction throughout high school and college and continued in the trade for a short time after graduating. Then one … Read more
A closer look at how combustion, shielding, airflow, stone mass, and stove design affect radiant heat, comfort, and löyly in a wood-fired sauna. Radiant heat is part of every wood-fired sauna stove. The question is not whether a stove produces radiant heat. The question is how that heat is managed. A great sauna is not … Read more
There’s nothing better than hearing from a customer after they’ve had some time to use their new sauna. We recently checked in with Channing, who installed a Classic Kuuma Legacy wood-burning sauna stove in his finished sauna. His response was short and pretty hard to improve on: “Stove is working out better than planned. We … Read more
A wood-fired sauna does not always have to start with a finished cabin or backyard build. For Jeff and Susan Moll of Winchester, Wisconsin, their Small Kuuma BluFlame began as part of a future cabin sauna plan. They picked up one of the first Small BluFlame sauna stoves from Lamppa Manufacturing about three years ago, … Read more
Radiant heat is part of every wood-fired sauna stove. You feel it when you sit near the stove. You feel it when the firebox, steel, stones, and pipe come up to temperature. It is one of the reasons a wood-fired sauna feels different than other types of heat. But radiant heat still needs to be … Read more
When people think of wood-fired sauna, they often picture northern Minnesota, lakeside cabins, and cold winter nights. But great wood-fired sauna is not limited to the North. This finished customer build comes from Southern California and features a Small Kuuma BluFlame wood-burning sauna stove in a beautiful backyard sauna with an interior hot room size … Read more
This article is part of our Kuuma Radiant Heat series, where we explain how stove design affects heat, airflow, rock temperature, löyly, and the overall sauna experience. There is a lot of discussion in the sauna world about radiant heat. Some of it is valid. Harsh, direct radiant heat can make a sauna uncomfortable. Anyone … Read more
There is something we never get tired of seeing. A simple, well-built sauna. A wood stove doing real work. And a customer who took the time to build something that will be used for years. This customer-built sauna is a great example of what we like about wood-fired sauna when it is done right. It … Read more
Wood-fired sauna is growing fast. That is a good thing. More people are discovering what many of us have known for a long time: real wood heat is different. The fire. The sound. The smell. The feel. The way a sauna comes alive when it is heated by wood. There is nothing quite like it. But … Read more
Spring is the best time to clean and inspect your Kuuma Vapor-Fire 100 wood furnace after a full heating season. End-of-season cleaning helps remove ash, reduce moisture-related corrosion risk, and prepare the furnace for the next time cold weather rolls around. The biggest thing to avoid is letting ash sit inside the furnace all summer. … Read more