fiona smith wrote: he has a shrubbery! stay away from the shubbery
There is a pestilence upon this land! Nothing is sacred! Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history!
The eye holes were once slots which held boards where axe men stood. This allowed them to chop the tree above the wide buttress. It was a big time saver in the days of axes and cross cut saws.