08-18-2009, 06:33 PM
Hi Doc,
Before I forget to point it out, not all of these shoes were nailed. I could well imagine the kids shoes not having nailing. For the ladies models, which are not the boots but the shoes, I could well imagine a much lighter nailing pattern then the one I had done on the boots. I would have to supply DSC with a lighter pattern, but judging by some imprints in rooftiles I recenty viewed at the Roman villa of Borg, twin rows running around the rim and small circles or little clusters or lines of nails at heel and forefoot would be good. The alternative is a single line around and a line inside that on the outside of the foot, wrapping around front and back. I really recommend Stepping through Time (by Olaf Goubitz with a great contribution on Roman footwear by Carol van Driel-Murray) as an excellent reference to nailing patterns and Roman footwear, by the way, and no, I do not get a commision on sales of that work, just want to give Carol her due for a job very well done
Before I forget to point it out, not all of these shoes were nailed. I could well imagine the kids shoes not having nailing. For the ladies models, which are not the boots but the shoes, I could well imagine a much lighter nailing pattern then the one I had done on the boots. I would have to supply DSC with a lighter pattern, but judging by some imprints in rooftiles I recenty viewed at the Roman villa of Borg, twin rows running around the rim and small circles or little clusters or lines of nails at heel and forefoot would be good. The alternative is a single line around and a line inside that on the outside of the foot, wrapping around front and back. I really recommend Stepping through Time (by Olaf Goubitz with a great contribution on Roman footwear by Carol van Driel-Murray) as an excellent reference to nailing patterns and Roman footwear, by the way, and no, I do not get a commision on sales of that work, just want to give Carol her due for a job very well done
