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Convert nail (cloth) to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to span (cloth), 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 Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
nail (cloth) to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 0.0025 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 0.025 span (cloth) |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 0.25 span (cloth) |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 0.5 span (cloth) |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 0.75 span (cloth) |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 1.25 span (cloth) |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 2.5 span (cloth) |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 5 span (cloth) |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 12.5 span (cloth) |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 25 span (cloth) |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 250 span (cloth) |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to span (cloth)
1 nail (cloth) = 0.25 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 4 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to span (cloth):
15 × 0.25 = 3.75 span (cloth)