The door and windows of the new south wall feature red oak lintels. With load bearing masonry walls, the beams have to be cut very precisely, which can make for a tight fit, and the beams are very heavy. Here's the first try:
. . . the difficulty of which led to a second, from-the-top approach:
. . . which having succeeded, we then admired our work:
(If you're wondering, no, Our Lady didn't get broken, we just moved her somewhere less dangerous.)