How to convert nails (cloth) to barleycorns
1 nail (cloth) is equal to 6.75 barleycorns, and 1 barleycorn is equal to 0.1481481481 nails (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
barleycorns = nails (cloth) × 6.75
barleycorns = nails (cloth) ÷ 0.1481481481Example: convert 15 nail to barleycorn: 15 × 6.75 = 101.25 barleycorn.
Nail (cloth) to Barleycorn conversion table
| Nail (cloth) (nail) | Barleycorn (barleycorn) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail | 0.0675 barleycorn |
| 0.1 nail | 0.675 barleycorn |
| 1 nail | 6.75 barleycorn |
| 2 nail | 13.5 barleycorn |
| 3 nail | 20.25 barleycorn |
| 5 nail | 33.75 barleycorn |
| 10 nail | 67.5 barleycorn |
| 20 nail | 135 barleycorn |
| 50 nail | 337.5 barleycorn |
| 100 nail | 675 barleycorn |
| 250 nail | 1,687.5 barleycorn |
| 500 nail | 3,375 barleycorn |
| 1,000 nail | 6,750 barleycorn |
About the nail (cloth)
The cloth nail is 2.25 inches (5.715 cm), one sixteenth of a yard, used historically in the cloth trade.
Symbol: nail · 1 nail = 0.05715 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth