removing the nails

[locust]

I had wondered how the nails were removed that held both Jesus and likewise the other two men.

the nails were not made of steel they would of been made of iron . bend the nail a little left then a little right then repeat that. the nail would snap off right at the wood surface.

all would of been much easier with it being a cross or just a pole of wood,haven been laid down for easy access  .

tada 

[ironglow]

  Not seeking to debate more...just FYI...from a blacksmith/history buff view..

  The Romans had a tool, an otherwise straight bar with claws, bent slightly to allow leverage... then to a wood block would proivide a height adjustment for pulling over a hand or arm.

  At various demonstrations, at the NY State fair etc., I would make crucifixion style nails and hand them out to and pastors oo Bible teachers or
    Sunday School teachers in attendance.  They make great teaching aids.

     Roman nails were of course, of a square shaft, which holds much better in wood than any round nail. A square nail when driven in, breaks the grain and pulls the broken grain inward with it...that grain then resists the nail being pulled.

  They often used pieces of wood to act as "washers" so the nail heads would not pull through the flesh.

  Evidently, the Romans did not value their iron nails near as much as we may think.  As the Romans abandoned the Antonine wall
   In Scotland, they buried hundreds of thousands of nails.

    They buried them, so the wild Calidonian tribes wouild not easily forge the nails into weapons to use against the Romans, further south !

  I had opportunity, so I bought a set of 3 of those nails which were dug up.

    Being iron, they lasted until today. Had they been steel as they are today, they would have rusted away long ago.

    https://www.scran.ac.uk/packs/exhibitions/learning_materials/webs/56/Inch.htm

 

   

     

     

[Bob Riebe]

Romans did know how to make steel nails, although most of their nails were made from iron, and they were able to produce relatively high-quality steel through their metalworking techniques, allowing them to create nails from this material as well; archaeological evidence shows numerous Roman iron nails found at various sites, including a large hoard of nails discovered at the fortress of Inchtuthil in Scotland.
Key points about Roman nails:

    Material: Primarily made from iron, but some steel nails were also produced.
    Production method: Hand-forged by Roman blacksmiths in their workshops.
    Evidence: Many Roman iron nails have been found at archaeological sites across the Roman Empire.

[Graybeard]

What possible difference can it make 2000 years later? Without written evidence how could you possibly ever know anyway?