On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 07:11:19 -0700, wrote
(in article .com):

My wife wants a nice looking garden fence to keep the deer out. The
fence companies sell upscale ones (all clear cedar), but they're really
expensive (8'X6' high panel = $500) Here's a sample of the style:
http://www.walpolewoodworkers.com/im...cSelect1_D.jpg

The fabrication just doesn't look that complicated, but 200' of fence
is a lot of work for me. But if I did make the panels, I would probably
just buy the posts ready to go.

1) Would you guys just make the panels yourself?
2) Would you make the panels out of cedar, or mix in some other stuff
for the above grade detail (#1 pine, or something else) ?
3) Where would you buy that quantity of lumber?

Thanks!


Ugh! Just thinking of painting that makes my arm spasm 8^)

I think for 200' fabrication would justify making jigs to align all the
slats, etc.
If you are not set on using wood, have you looked at synthetics? (i.e.
plastic). Companies make a wide range of styles and quality plus you should
be able to forgo the maintenance ;^)

If you use wood, cedar _might_ cause splitting problems for such narrow
slats, it really depends on your climate.

-Bruce