Here’s a great set of photos showing the real life process of setting a top plate…
The first one shows the challenge of aligning all the tenons of the posts as the plate is lowered into place.
The second image shows the foreman stepping in and pointing out the problem…
The then this photo reveals how man has been solving all his problems since creation… “just hit it with a hammer”… in this case a very big hammer…
Finally, pegs are driven into place, locking the building together for the centuries to come…
Originally posted 2015-04-13 14:45:41.