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To obtain riven clapboards for the partition at Montpelier, new hand-riven oak clapboards were ordered from Wes Watkins, a Virginia-based craftsman who produces oak clapboards in the traditional way.  
 

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Carpenter Wes Watkins used a draw knife and shave horse to taper the ends of the clapboards before nailing them to the partition's studs.