Ron, I don't have a photo or sketch that I can transmit on-line now, but maybe next week. Anyway, the nails would have been above the waterline of the tub. I find them (about 100 so far) most often still in the metal, and some in both metal and wood) at was probably the top rim of the tub. The site is in a forest not easily accessible to the public. Nevertheless, we do get the occasional visitor who stumbles upon us. A couple of days ago one such visitor was a second-generation Japanese-Canadian. Upon learning that the site was a Japanese logging camp, one of her first questions was 'Where's the ofuru?" She went on to describe how it would be ridiculous to think that there wouldn't be one at the site. She remembers her father and others building ofuros wherever they went in the early and mid 20th century, making them out of metal, surrounded by wooden flooring, with water brought in by metal pipes, and situated within a building. After hearing this, I immediately started my search and found the feature I described. I found the tub with a metal detector. An internet search has confirmed that it is very likely the camp has an uforu. I don't have sketches or photos of similar Japanese ofuros. That is what I was hoping to get by posting to HISTARCH. Bob >>> [log in to unmask] 06/11/04 4:47 PM >>> Bob, Wouldnt the nails cause the "bath" to leak? I can see soldering or welding, but not nailing a tank of that size with the expectation it would hold water. On the other hand, I cant see a sauna bath. I think more information is needed to propose an interpretation. Do you have photos or sketches of similar Japanese ofuros? Ron May Legacy 106, Inc.