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Dr. Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, chairman of the Swedish Skeptics Society, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two.

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Octagonal Sauna

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Posted on: January 4, 2011 8:20 AM, by Martin R

[More about architecture; arkitektur.]

View from the west, 9 January.

Back in November I blogged about how I helped put a roof on my dad's octagonal sauna. A reader asked to see the plans of the building. And here, with my dad's permission, are plans and elevations by architect Ulf Gillberg. Isn't this pretty damn neat?

Basturitn 1.jpg

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Ah, that reminds me ---

Rincewind knew that if it was a temple to Bel-Shamharoth it would have eight sides. (Eight was also the Number of Bel-Shamharoth, which was why a sensible wizard would never mention the number if he could avoid it. Or you'll be eight alive, apprentices were jocularly warned.)

That would be something of a sauna gnome, no?

And then wham I notice I have no clue whether the garden-variety Finnish sauna gnome (saunatonttu) has a Swedish equivalent: a tiny caretaker nature spirit (as every tree and building used to have) that'll make your life difficult, though usually without tentacles, if you disrespect its habitation.

Posted by: Masks of Eris | January 4, 2011 4:10 PM

If the sauna gnome craps on us we may all go gnome poop insane.

Posted by: Martin R | January 4, 2011 4:27 PM

Martin: Thanks for the update. Tres cool and hot too! Don

Posted by: Don | January 5, 2011 10:29 AM

Looks lovely. Are there more recent photos of it?

Posted by: eleanora. | January 5, 2011 9:47 PM

I'll take some more when the project has advanced further. Currently there is copper on the roof but no windows in the wall openings.

Posted by: Martin R | January 6, 2011 2:34 AM

Ah, so now is the perfect time for me to see how it's being constructed!

Posted by: eleanora. | January 7, 2011 6:57 AM