Old wood fence

Fences keep animals and people in or outside of a property. Traditional fences were practical construction and built, sometimes, without a distinct purpose. Farmers removed rocks from plowed areas and stacked fences by the fields. Old-fashioned fences may be simply decorative.

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So you just love your old wooden fence. It’s been there for years, delineating the boundaries of your own personal kingdom from the rest of the world. But it’s weathered more than a few storms and its share of extreme weather, and it’s starting to show its age. You like…

Restoring an old wooden fence is a great way to save money and give your backyard new life. You’ll need a handful of tools, but the job itself isn’t too difficult. This step-by-step guide will help you restore and repair your wood fence.

In this hometalk post, I show you how my wife and I used old cedar fence pickets as wood planks on my workshop wall. Additionally, I explain how an existing poo…

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Many fences are a cheap, somewhat ugly row of dogeared wood. But it doesn’t have to be. Here’s a simple way to upgrade that fence without breaking the bank.

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Do Good Fences make Good Neighbors? maybe I've messed around with rustic fencing for many years. By "messed around" I mean exploring what kind of variations are possible with materials so that there is still the function or illusion of "fence". Sometimes the fence only had to be a visual marker between two areas: here and there, maybe here and elsewhere?... Siometimes, I put sticks or 1" rebar into the ground and wove fresh local bamboo or branches between them. Mostly, I can use that…

Are you wanting to re-stain your old fence? Is it possible? How do you prep your fence to re-stain in? This tutorial and video will tell you every detail!