Japanese Gate – Building the rammed earth

Building the walls for the Japanese Gate in Peace Park was a pleasure, the people with the Japanese garden society were wonderful to work with. Located in downtown Ganges on Salt Spring Island the gate is a great architectural improvement to the town.

footings

Building the footings.

footing-steel

Placing the steel in the footing.

pouring-concrete

Pouring concrete.

forming-wall

Forming the first wall.

mixing

Mixing the first batch.

building-wall

building the first wall.

ramming-wall

Thea ramming as the wall is nearly complete.

creation

Clifton, Yashwant and Rudy in front of our latest creation.

rammed-earth-wall

The morning sun is starting to shine on the newly exposed wall.

end-panel

Putting up an end panel.

install-chamfer

Installing a chamfer.

wall

working on the second wall.

wall-perspective

Wall 2 from another perspective.

gate-woodworking

Micheal Draglan working to complete the woodworking for the gate.

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