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Oak corner tie joined to wall plate at NW corner. See discussion to DT09PH93--1001.01.185. Restoration and preservation will include consolidation of the oak plates through application of best-practice preservation materials and methods. Larry Ward, 2010
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An embedded four-foot oak tie, probably joined to the east eaves-wall plate at the NE corner to restrain lateral thrust from the roof loads. This timber [also called a "spreader" plate because it spreads masonry and roof loads over a larger segment of the wall and across multiple mortar joints] and its western counterpart [see DTR09PH94--1001.01.186] also ma
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