The walls of the house were constructed using wide vertical boards over a post and beam structure.
Then wrap the opposite end of the screening several times around a flat board at least three inches wide, as shown in the illustration.
Then wrap the remaining end of the screen several times around a flat board at least three inches wide.
They sat close to the stove, and squared their knees under a wide board.
It was made of wide, rough boards at least an inch thick.
Older houses may have sheathing made up of wide boards.
At the very top was a wide board supporting a single great sponge; and below, the usual heap.
The floor was made from wide board pine planks that at the time were popular and expensive.
Get out on a flat board, six feet long, two feet wide, and roughly oval in shape.
This was also the cause of splitting of wide boards, which were commonly used during that period.