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Quick Reference

1 Shaftment = 71.4508 Line

1 Line = 0.013996 Shaftment

Shaftment to Line Conversion Formula

To convert Shaftment to Line, multiply by 71.4508.

Line = Shaftment × 71.4508

Shaftment = Line × 0.013996

To convert Line back to Shaftment, divide by 71.4508 (or multiply by 0.013996).

About These Units

About Shaftment

A shaftment, when used as a unit of length, is usually six inches or two palms, i.e. 15.24 cm (for the international inch). It is thought to be the distance from the tip of the outstretched thumb to the other side of the palm.In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: digit (1/8 shaftment), finger (7/48 shaftment), palm (½ shaftment) hand (2/3 shaftment), span (1½ shaftments), cubit (3 shaftments) and ell (7½ shaftments).

About Line

The line is a traditional unit of distance equal to 1/12 inch (about 2.1167 millimeters). For measuring the thickness of buttons, there is also a smaller line equal to 1/40 inch (0.635 millimeter). The line is called the ligne in French, the linea in Spanish, the linie in German, and the liniya in Russian.

Shaftment to Line Conversion Table

Shaftment	Line	Line	Shaftment
0.1	7.1451	0.1	1.400e-3
0.5	35.7254	0.5	6.998e-3
1	71.4508	1	0.013996
2	142.9017	2	0.027991
5	357.2542	5	0.069978
10	714.5084	10	0.139956
20	1429.02	20	0.279913
25	1786.27	25	0.349891
50	3572.54	50	0.699782
100	7145.08	100	1.3996
250	17862.71	250	3.4989
500	35725.42	500	6.9978
1000	71450.84	1000	13.9956

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