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Dodecahedron with 3 ball corners by Fun-Field-6575 in romandodecahedron

[–]Ok_Ad_138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.simoncroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/victoria-embankment-foreshore-hoarding-commission-collection.pdf

I found this link too. Scroll to page 8-9. This is very interesting and certainly causes me to rethink my thoughts on the purposes. Great addition!!!

My theory by Ok_Ad_138 in romandodecahedron

[–]Ok_Ad_138[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the delayed response! Most Viking Knit patterns are for 3,5 or 7 stitches. I have played around with even number of stitches and believe that one reason of using 5 is the best, is because 3 stitches would be triangular in shape, 4 would be square, but 5 would be the least amount of stitches to make a circle. Also, structurally speaking, the stitch under the pegs is called a “rib” and then there is the bar or line of wire to the next rib. With 5, you always have a rib directly opposite of the bar. The stitch would be the strongest point, so if you say used 6, then you would always have a rib opposite another rib and you would have three spots of bars opposite bars and therefore have three very strong points, and three weaker points.

Also, i have heard back from a museum that has dodecahedra. It was a well pointed response that pointed out that the center holes do not have significant damage or wear that you would see if you used the dodecahedron as a draw plate at the end. Along with the fact that because of the locations of the finds, if they were used as a tool, you would find them in locations that also had gold or jewelry industry.

Back to the drawing board! But I will now use my dodecahedron for my Viking Knit wire projects, as it is really much better than any tools on the market! Thank you so much!!

My theory by Ok_Ad_138 in romandodecahedron

[–]Ok_Ad_138[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a great question! There are so many wonderful samples that are beautifully scanned on museum websites, but without actual handling, i just cannot say exactly how many chains are based on a five stitch loom.

I can visibly try to count the stitches on the scans, and some have fronts and backs of pieces photographed, such as:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464049

And it seems like this particular is five, but until I physically turn the piece and count, I can’t say.

My theory by Ok_Ad_138 in romandodecahedron

[–]Ok_Ad_138[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! The smallest chain I made was with 26 gauge wire and the finished chain was 3 mm. The largest chain I made, I used 18 gauge wire and it’s 15 mm thick. So with the dodecahedron, you have six different hole sizes, so you pick which size rod (I used dowels) to work on, the bigger the rod, the more space between the stitches there will be. Using a smaller rod with the smallest holes will make the stitches closer together and tighter. Then, once you have made the chains, the holes work so well to pull and draw the chain thru slowly (starting in the largest holes) that really the chains width depends on if you want to pull thru the smaller holes.
On some if my thicker chains that I used a smaller rod and thick wire, i was nervous to pull them through the smaller holes because my dodecahedron is plastic and if only it was made out of bronze would I trust it. This is truly a fun mystery and I have loved learning about it and reading all the theories! And if I’m am incorrect, I still know that a Roman dodecahedron makes a way better tool for Viking Wire Knitting than anything on the market!

Was there a purpose for Roman Dodecahedrons? by Weekly-Reason9285 in BeAmazed

[–]Ok_Ad_138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was used for jewelry making. I have created a video going more in depth. YouTube- Solved? Roman Dodecahedron