04-23-2009, 03:13 PM
Don't forget block planes and a drawknife, both very useful.
For those seriously interested in the subject Roger Ulrich's "Roman Woodworking" is a must have. If you don't have access to a copy, PM me with specific questions and I'll try to hook you up.
According to him a one-foot (29.6 cm) folding Regula (ruler) could be divided into palmae (4ths), and either unicae (12ths) or digiti (16ths) as indicated by dots lines or crosses (and you thought Constantine was the first Christian Ruler) :lol:
He has a sketch of a wooden caliper from a wreck in 600 BC that would make a great rainy day project.
For those seriously interested in the subject Roger Ulrich's "Roman Woodworking" is a must have. If you don't have access to a copy, PM me with specific questions and I'll try to hook you up.
According to him a one-foot (29.6 cm) folding Regula (ruler) could be divided into palmae (4ths), and either unicae (12ths) or digiti (16ths) as indicated by dots lines or crosses (and you thought Constantine was the first Christian Ruler) :lol:
He has a sketch of a wooden caliper from a wreck in 600 BC that would make a great rainy day project.
P. Clodius Secundus (Randi Richert), Legio III Cyrenaica
"Caesar\'s Conquerors"
"Caesar\'s Conquerors"
