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Convert nail (cloth) to pole
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to pole, or vice versa.
What is a Nail Measurement?
A nail was 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) or 1/16th of a yard. Tudor-era clothing patterns specified dimensions in nails, with 4 nails making 1 quarter-yard. The term survives in 'eleven-nail' boots indicating sole length.
What is a Pole?
Synonymous with rod and perch, the pole (5.5 yards) was named after actual wooden poles used as measuring sticks in medieval field surveys.
nail (cloth) to pole Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | pole |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 0.000113636363636 pole |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 0.00113636363636 pole |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 0.0113636363636 pole |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 0.0227272727273 pole |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 0.0340909090909 pole |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 0.0568181818182 pole |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 0.113636363636 pole |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 0.227272727273 pole |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 0.568181818182 pole |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 1.13636363636 pole |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 11.3636363636 pole |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to pole
1 nail (cloth) = 0.011363636363636 pole
1 pole = 88 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to pole:
15 × 0.011363636363636 = 0.17045454545455 pole