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Keysville Depot Restoration Staying True to Original Workmanship

   Written by on May 26, 2014 at 9:55 am

Local craftsman (and Depot volunteer) Gary Lied is shown cutting mortise holes in the replacement sills for the Keysville Depot renovation.   Mortise and tenon joints have been used for centuries to join two pieces of wood at 90 degree angles. The joints are strong and simple.

Lied is shown using a brace and bit to drill the holes for the mortise and using a wood chisel to square the corners.  After the sills are in place the existing tenons on the support posts will be inserted into the mortises. As with the original construction, a hole will be drilled through the sill and tenon and a peg will be driven in to hold it in place.

The Keysville Depot was built with 4”x6” mortise and tenon posts every six feet with 2”x6” studs nailed in place on two foot centers in between.

 

 

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Evan is the Assistant Editor at the Southside Messenger newspaper in Keysville, Virginia.

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