When we arrived Pastors Ben and Emma invited us along with the carpenter and others to join them in a breakfest consisting of "akple."
After breakfast the work began. The first project was to 'dove tail' 2x6s together for the wall plates. Here Carpenter and Pastor Ben begin cutting.
Sometimes the cuts don't come out smooth so they must be scrapped a bit with this tool so they will fit together well.
After cutting, the boards are put together for the best fit.
The top of the 'dove tails' are nailed in with three inch nails.
Then they are secured on the sides with 5 inch nails, three on each side.
Now the wall plate is completed and is being raised to the tops of the poles...
...and finally placed in the fittings at the top of each pole.
Each fitting looks like this when the wall plate is in properly.
After the wall plate is placed in the fittings Ray drilled the holes for the bolts
Kingsley followed by pounding in the bolts.
JR (Rays brother) follows with the ratchet to put the nuts on and tightening.
