Monday

Re: Monday

John Veerkamp

The metrics of this answer can be expanded 100 fold.

So far, so good

Re: Monday answer

Gary Smyth

Monday answers refer to nails. The �d� abbreviation for penny dates to Roman times and the coin (pictured) called denarius. Roughly translated as ten of something (mostly a smaller value coin called an �as� or ten (later 16) �asses�. A denarius is also taken to be originating word of the coinage known as dinars from the Mediterranean area. The �penny� category however originates from the British pence. Anyway, as John put forth, history indicates that 100 6d nails once cost that amount -- six pennys. Later, the number of nails purchased was determined by a scale weight pound of the selected nails.

These days the �d� indication for nails refers only to the length rather than cost. A 2d nail in wood measures 1�. Every increase in �d� up to 16d is ��. After the 16d size of nails the length is supposed to be increased by ��. It gets squirrely because after 16d the next normally available length is 20d. The length of a 16d nail is 3� and the 20d nail is 4�.

Something, I did not know.  Thanks

Dale Lenz

But then again when I started woodworking, 1980 or so, I told myself, NO Nails, :">.