06-25-2008, 04:46 PM
I wasn't thinking so much of horseshoes as of wheels -- wagons and carts. I hadn't thought of the hobnails, but I can sure see how they would wear down cement (or a cement/sand aggregate).
Maybe they topped a road or two with cement, saw the ferocious wear, and gave up after a couple seasons...
On the gravelled roads -- is that above the paving stones, or in lieu of them? (I note that gravel would certainly be better for traction on a snowy or icy road, and it might survive the freezes better, in the regions where it gets that cold.)
Wayne Anderson/ Wander
Maybe they topped a road or two with cement, saw the ferocious wear, and gave up after a couple seasons...
On the gravelled roads -- is that above the paving stones, or in lieu of them? (I note that gravel would certainly be better for traction on a snowy or icy road, and it might survive the freezes better, in the regions where it gets that cold.)
Wayne Anderson/ Wander
Wayne Anderson/ Wander
