Roman Numerals on timbers.

[placertogo]

The use of Roman numerals to mark timbers where they join was in common use in post and beam construction from late medieval times up until early in the 20th century. Don't get too excited, Rick and Marty.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Hey, maybe them Romans made it from NY to Texas. They are called "marriage marks".

 

[Dave Rishar]

Hey, maybe them Romans made it from NY to Texas. They are called "marriage marks".

Back in the eighties, those Romans made it all the way to Afghanistan.

 

[Keith Jackson]

I seem to remember that we had this same discussion here a couple seasons ago when they found some other timber with a Roman numeral on it.

 

[etex]

Take the Roman sword that they had and compare it to the marks made

 

[etex]

A Roman sword making Roman numerals?

Could it be?
Could it be?
Could it be?

 

[n2mini]

They were only trying to find what Dan found years ago and the Roman numbers lets them know it is the same structure. That is the only big deal about the Roman Numbers. They aren't making a big deal out of them. Now to try to figure out what it was for. Granted the guy thinking it was an original coffer dam is crazy. Who builds a dam 1 log high. 12'' or so at most....

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Did anyone else notice that the roman numerals look totally different? Like in how and who carved them?
The X and the III were very deep and done very nice... with care and love and meant to last.
The VII that Rick found looked like Ricky Restall carved it in with his Sheriff badge... haphazardly and not to last.

 

[Caryl]

I don't put a lot of stock in that. Different craftsmen, different builders, have different ways of doing things even if it was done at the same time, it may have been a different team.

 

[n2mini]

also using a different type blade etc. Might have even been someones kid helping dad on his end of the log and dad let the boy carve lines in it etc... didn't need to be perfect just good enough to reassemble it by... Even we Americans use Roman Numerals when taking a log cabin/barn down to be able to reassemble. Have you ever tried to carve an 8 into a log with any kind of blade

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

also using a different type blade etc. Might have even been someones kid helping dad on his end of the log and dad let the boy carve lines in it etc... didn't need to be perfect just good enough to reassemble it by... Even we Americans use Roman Numerals when taking a log cabin/barn down to be able to reassemble. Have you ever tried to carve an 8 into a log with any kind of blade

I have been a Carpenter for 25 years so wood working comes easy to me. I can make just about anything. There was just such a HUGE difference between the way they were carved it begged to be questioned.

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

See below. Soooooooo different.

 

[gr88bd]

See below. Soooooooo different.
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Thats the difference between Monday morning and Friday afternoon at quiting time .....

 

[n2mini]

I agree with you on they are much different but unless they can prove that some how one log is much older then the other one it doesn't really matter. ( which would mean someone added to the structure years later for some reason ) No reason for them to "fake" the carvings since they found them...

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Awesome one gr88bd!

n2mini, Were talking about OI, you know, Templar cross, Roman sword... nothing ever has been faked... recent fake 90' stone... cough, cough.
Didn't say they were fake but the carvings make me think of different people at different times doing this. Just a thought.

 

[Caryl]

or just even two different logging teams at the same time