A box of ordinary metal strips sits hidden behind a sheet of plywood in my garage. They aren’t much to look at, but a lesson learned while building a stone fireplace taught me never to underestimate them. What can a corrugated tie reveal about the things that hold walls—and generations—together? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary, “The Invisible Support Of The Ties We Cannot See,” to discover why sometimes the most important support is the kind nobody sees.

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