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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands
Figure 12.—Gable end. a, inside view: 1, ridge post; 2, main ridgepole; 3, wall posts; 4, wall plate; 5, end plate; 6, end principal rafters; 7, vertical thatch rafters (ka'o); 8, eave rods placed above end plate (5) and kept in position by horizontal pole (9) termed rakau tami (covering pole) placed above them and lashed at ends to principal rafters. b, side view showing angle of eave rod (8) between end plate (5) and covering pole (9). Eave sticks are lashed to end plate and covering pole to …
Figure 12.—Gable end. a, inside view: 1, ridge post; 2, main ridgepole; 3, wall posts; 4, wall plate; 5, end plate; 6, end principal rafters; 7, vertical thatch rafters (ka'o); 8, eave rods placed above end plate (5) and kept in position by horizontal pole (9) termed rakau tami (covering pole) placed above them and lashed at ends to principal rafters. b, side view showing angle of eave rod (8) between end plate (5) and covering pole (9). Eave sticks are lashed to end plate and covering pole to maintain its position.