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I'm going to make a small bow saw for cutting marble into shapes. This type of saw with iron wire was used in medieval times in Italy to cut marble slices into shapes for inlay work.
Most probably a daft question but is there evidence the Romans had iron wire?
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Unless hamata rings were forged individually, they must have used iron wire, or at least very thin rods, which is pretty much the same thing.
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Thanks, thought they must of.
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They had drawn iron wire.
Thomsen, E. G. & Thomsen H. H. "Early wire drawing through dies" Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Engineering for Industry Nov. Series B. 96 (1). 1974 pp.1216-21
Thomsen, E. G. & Thomsen H. H. "Drawing solid wires through soft dies in antiquity." Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Engineering for Industry Paper No 75-WA/Prod-6. 1976. pp. 1-5
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Without reading the articles, have any draw plates been found?
Richard Campbell
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Well I remember seeing a drawplate in a German archeological magazine. I think I still have the copy. Although that particular drawplate I beleive was found with other tools more associated with the making of jewelery. It looked almost eactly like a modern drawplate.
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Draw plates have been found. I have seen a number of them on e-Bay. The Romans used wire for a number of things, including cheap jewlery, etc. As to any I have seen being specific to mail, that is an unknown.
Stone cutting blades in the shape of round rough, spiral edged wire can be bought at most jewelry supply places, if you do not want to make your own.
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Wow! that's astonishing detail on those ear rings.
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They are just so impressively beautiful! Fabulous photographs, stunning artefacts.
Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!