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Nailing Feet
- Thread starter Crucificateur
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202x
Assistant executioner
I think nailing through the sides of the heel has many advantages:
1 Four nails take longer to install than three, prolonging the torture of the nailing process.
2 Breaking the calcaneous bone by driving a tapered spike through it almost certainly hurts more than a nail between the metatarsals.
3 The legs are spread more obscenely when the ankles are on the side of the post.
4 There is little chance that the legs can break free when spikes with sizable heads are used through bone.
5 Shorter nails through the ankles almost certainly provides better support for raising oneself on the cross than a long nail through both feet.
6 And finally, if square spikes through the ankles hurt more going in, they probably also hurt more when one rotates on them to dance.
Of course, there is only one way to find out. But nailers are hard to find.
1 Four nails take longer to install than three, prolonging the torture of the nailing process.
2 Breaking the calcaneous bone by driving a tapered spike through it almost certainly hurts more than a nail between the metatarsals.
3 The legs are spread more obscenely when the ankles are on the side of the post.
4 There is little chance that the legs can break free when spikes with sizable heads are used through bone.
5 Shorter nails through the ankles almost certainly provides better support for raising oneself on the cross than a long nail through both feet.
6 And finally, if square spikes through the ankles hurt more going in, they probably also hurt more when one rotates on them to dance.
Of course, there is only one way to find out. But nailers are hard to find.
Yes... guilty! @Crucificateur started one such in 2012
Thanks Tree!Tree prefers through the arch of the foot, one over the other. It is neat and simple... cheaper too as both feet can be done with one nail. Tree also notes whether nailing through the foot or from the side a good executioner can miss going through bone. By the way, @Wragg recently did a crucifixion of Alice with the spikes driven through the sides of her ankles. It was a well-done nailing of the woman and drew no objections from Tree
Yes, I do tend to nail feet through the calcaneum (heel bone) for a couple of reasons. The boring one is that the only archaeological crucifixions (two, to be fair) show a nail in the heel, the real one is that the heels can pivot on the nail as she pushes up for breath.
If nails are fastened directly to the front or side of the cross then the full weight is taken on the nail as the victim pushes up rather than partly on a footrest as in some traditional depctions.
Damn it, Wragg, we ARE killing the crucified and don't care how hard they have to work to breath!!!!
Indeed... all these footrests and sediles - luxury!
Good point. The footrest makes it easier for the crucified to rise up and take a breath where feet nailed flat against the stipe makes it more difficult. But the footrest adds complexity to the cross and we are crucifying her to put her to death...
Tree votes no footrest... Make her suffer and die and you won't have to pay the guards overtime!
messaline
Crucified Amazon
Though that concerning Messa, it could be a longer time to the cross and , so, a longer time to admire her so beautiful body twisting on her cross ... !
mp5stab
Hair and Nails
But a footrest will ensure that the stipes can be reused many times without gathering additional nail holes and reducing the structural integrity of the cross. You can create a system where only the footrest and patibulum are reused, saving on materials. Labor costs are always low, and a little bit of extra salt for a successful crucifixion is worth it, I think!
But with your feet nailed flat you can dance well the first hour or so.Though that concerning Messa, it could be a longer time to the cross and , so, a longer time to admire her so beautiful body twisting on her cross ... !
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After an hour or so, men get bored and once they know they can't have your body they head off to a tavern where maybe they can score on the waitress.
Fear not, Messa, Judith will bring friends by to see the tortures men have subjected you to...
mp5stab
Hair and Nails
That’s an aesthetic you have mastered yourself!Don't forget a footrest will also
accentuate the shape of the crucifieds legs
messaline
Crucified Amazon
Only one hour ?!
YES ! ... and for a woman, it's essential to have shapely legs ! Why do you think that we wear high heels looking like "footrest" ?
Hadrianus127
Tribune
When a woman is nailed to a cross and her feet are nailed to the footstool, her feet are most graceful, especially when they are nailed with one nail.Only one hour ?!
YES ! ... and for a woman, it's essential to have shapely legs ! Why do you think that we wear high heels looking like "footrest" ?
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crumera
Crucifier of Pixels
See this post
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This post
Gracefull? Yes!
But it will apparently hurt quite a bit more then high heels
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And
This post
Gracefull? Yes!
But it will apparently hurt quite a bit more then high heels
(Link now fixed)
prtn
Governor
wonderful comment!Only one hour ?!
YES ! ... and for a woman, it's essential to have shapely legs ! Why do you think that we wear high heels looking like "footrest" ?
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Turlough
Executioner
As your crucifier I would opt for four 1/4" square iron spikes hand forged. Probably 6" long with a not too sharp a point. Feet would go to the side of the cross arranged artistically at different levels. If I was to be crucified I would insist on the same of course with a couple of pretty wenches to do the deed.
mp5stab
Hair and Nails
Well, I don’t think you’d get a choice on hand-forged. Spun nails wouldn’t be invented for another 1500-1700 years. Otherwise I agree!