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Peter,

I'm slowly working my way though the latest series of Dedham carvings.

A lateral thought occurred to me when you mentioned and pointed out the 'spacers' located at the curves of the "S" shape and at the top and bottom junctions.

If I viewed that pattern - or something similar - that was created in traditional (non-welded) wrought iron work, (gates for example), then the constituent curved parts would be joined at those points with wrap-around straps that would be wrought into place to fasten the whole thing together.

Very much resembling that shape in size , position and scale.....

I seems to me that many wooden "S" shape patterns do not have that detail and it is tempting to think that those designs may have been inspired by one of those first-generation-New-England joiners seeing wrought-iron work in the old world and taken form into his patterns.

Best regards from Wales - Hwyl fawr.

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