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Square Holes - marsvigilia - 10-23-2005
Does any one have a good idea when and where the Romans used square holes rather than round holes?
square holes - richsc - 10-24-2005
When they had square pegs?
Re: Square Holes - Emeraldweapon7d - 10-24-2005
i've seem pics of roman scales with square holes. look in "the armour of impeial rome", page 155, plate 436 to see them.
Square holes - Peroni - 10-24-2005
It would seem just as easy to punch a square hole as a round one. Using a pyramidally ended punch.
http://www.antiques-arms.com/catalog/images/tep315i.jpg
Regards,
Re: Square Holes - Gashford - 10-24-2005
a square punch is simpler to make than a round one so that might be one reason?
In my experience though square holes are pron to tearing a littl emore easily though if the holes are supporting weight or a moving piece.
Hope this helps
Re: Square Holes - Matt Lukes - 10-24-2005
Motise and tennon joinery uses square and rectangular holes- and the Romans did use these methods in wood construction
Matt