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After a wall segment dries and is firm enough to hold the weight of more stones, the next layer is set in place.
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Some stones are so large that they extend well beyond the halfway point in the two-foot thick wall.
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5 August 2009 - The north entry into the barn is kept open to give the Bobcat easy access for delivering stones and mortar into the interior.
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The frame (called a buck) for the south door is set in place, enabling the stone wall to be built right up against the wood.
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Stonemasons build the wall close to its maximum height before erecting scaffolding.
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Over one third of the wall height has now been erected by stonemasons. Soon scaffolding will have to be erected to raise the wall higher.
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A member of the Gracom crew mixes mortar for use in the Bell Barn stone wall reconstruction.
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14 August 2009 - Scaffolding is set up to enable stonemasons to build the next layers of stone.
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12 August 2009 - A payloader dumps a load of uncleaned stones from Garnet Williamson's farm onto the grizzly to screen out dirt, old mortar and small stones.
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Detail of one of the 48 small square windows to be installed in the barn wall.
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A stonemason carefully puts one of the original Bell Barn stones in place during reconstruction of the barn wall.
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Stonemasons install the 10 inch square wooden window frames in the stone wall.
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View of the stone wall being built up on both sides of the south door frame.
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Stonemasons work on the scaffolding just east of the south doorway.
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Two levels of scaffolding. The lower level provides a place for stonemasons to stand next to the wall; the upper platform is used to hold stones and the mortar supply.
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The bobcat drives through the opening for the north door.
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17 August 2009 - Stonemasons work on both sides of the wall as they integrate the wooden window boxes with the stones and mortar.
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An elevated view to the southeast of the new Bell Barn wall under construction, featuring some of the 48 small square windows - two for each of the horse stalls.
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Getting the wall perfectly vertical can be a challenge when the material you work with is never straight.
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Mixing Mortar. A dirty job, but someone has to do it.