What Are The Stakes?

Not sure where the guys found these, but there's a pile of rusted stakes hanging out in the backyard. It's always something new and exciting around here...

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The posts on our porch seemed too big for the beams topping them, so our contractor popped the side off one to see if a bigger post had been built around a smaller one.

They're hollow inside, and judging by the condition of the wood, they're probably original. I guess the original builder just had a weird sense of proportion...