Figure 10  Detail showing the underside of a pine beam in the basement of the earliest section of the Glen-Sanders House. (Courtesy, Glen-Sanders Mansion, Scotia, New York; photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The beams in this section date to 1695-1713. Mortise pockets for studs and stay bars are set back from the face of the beams to allow for a stout grill or heavy planking pinned or nailed to the studs on the far side.