Perhaps you remember that I mentioned earlier the importance of placing the pieces of columns very precisely, and of laying the plinth exactly level, and perhaps you remember that I mentioned that the reason for this would be made clear as the work progressed. Probably by now you do see what I meant. However, don’t worry. Your temple is just about finished, and it is almost perfect. Now for the finishing touches. I suggest that you take a stonecutter’s mallet, and gently tap the places where the columns aren’t exactly even. You may find it necessary to insert a shim in some places. (A shim is simply a small wedge of wood, inserted with a hammer or mallet between two pieces of plinth or column or base, in order to make them absolutely level and even. You might now, too, give each capital a gentle tap with your mallet, to turn it around and make its sides parallel with the lintel and plinth.