In a message dated 1/6/2011 8:25:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: During that era classical columns were made individually by hand for each building project. Well, now that you mention it, exactly how does a column get made, whether in a factory or on the front porch? Say a 40 foot high column: it needs entasis - so how do you do that? The column is made of up individual pieces, glued together? Are the pieces 40 feet long? Do they flute them before or after laying up? How do you flute a column, "by hand", anyway (whether shop or factory)? c PS My grandfather won the Busch award in 1911 for best linebacker at Wash. U. in St. Louis, and I have the 3' high silver cup to prove it. So there. -- **Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service** To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>