Fortunately I don't think there are other sections of plaster/wallboard that are cracked and buckling, so I shouldn't have to do this - or something smarter - again soon.
This section of wall was clearly redone at some point - we're talking 40+ years ago no real idea if there was a door or different wall there, or if there was damage repaired, or what. If anyone knows when they stopped using horse-hair plaster (which covered the lathe on the left side) and started using the more uniform plaster (used to cover the right), that might give me a sense of whether this remodeling was connected to the back addition (circa 1920) or something else.
In any event, clearing just this section of plaster(s) was an adventure, involving all the tools below plus an aborted attempt to use a circ saw. The 'newer' plaster was very disinterested in budging, which I suppose bodes well for the long term integrity of the house, but sucks for me trying to get this done in a day.
On the left, the drywall plug set to replace all the plaster on the right:
There's some slight unevenness with the two sections of lathe, probably due to the studs not being perfectly aligned. The screws seem to be holding the plug in fine, and I filed the edges a little to create a better gradient. Then used up a quarter of my jug of spackle:
After I was done I realized I'd missed a great opportunity to install a safe or secret compartment. Ah well - plenty of other walls in the house.
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