Wide boards make a bench feel more like furniture and less like a deck.
The ProSaunas Aspen 2×6 S4SEE is the bench board we reach for when someone wants a surface that reads solid and clean rather than slatted. At 1.1 in thick (1.1″) and 5.5 in wide (5.51″), three boards span a typical 18-inch bench deck with minimal gap. All four sides are surfaced smooth, edges are eased, and the aspen is straight-grained with a uniform pale color from end to end. Sold by the linear foot in 1 and 10 ft lengths, milled in Estonia.
Why Aspen
Aspen is hypoallergenic, resin-free, and stays cool enough to sit on directly at full heat. At 5.5 in wide, you’re putting a meaningful area of bare skin in contact with the wood: it matters that the wood doesn’t get hot, and aspen doesn’t. The wood stays pale over time rather than darkening the way some species do, which keeps the room feeling light and clean. One thing to be straight about: natural aspen is softer than thermally modified aspen and scratches more easily. On a bench surface that sees bare skin and towels, it will pick up fine surface marks. They sand out, but they’ll come back. If you prefer a harder, more scratch-resistant surface and are fine with a golden-brown tone instead of pale white, our thermo-aspen 2×6 is the same width at a similar price.
Specifications
- SKU: PS-ASPEN-2X6-S4SEE-SHP
- Species: Natural Aspen
- Profile: S4SEE, surfaced four sides with eased edges
- Thickness: 1.1″
- Width: 5.51″
- Available lengths: 1, 10 ft
- Price: $11.08 per linear foot
- Milled in Estonia
Where it goes
Primary bench decks and backrests in any sauna. Pairs well with the aspen 2×3 S4SEE for a backrest or front skirt in the same species, or with the aspen 1×4 STS4 or Grace cladding for a fully matched pale-aspen room. The 2×6 also works as a wide floor board in dry saunas.
Shipping and samples
Sold by the linear foot. Flat $795 to the continental US, or free with a heater order. Free samples available: text your name and address to (844) 565-1113.
Call Ben² at (844) 565-1113 if you’d like to talk through the board count before you order.
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