"BigWallop" wrote in message



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Can anyone suggest where I might find some ideas for simple wooden
door latches? they're just for holding various
doors closed on a hen house.

They thus need to be reasonably secure against meddling animals but
easy for us to open and close. They are in various different
positions and hold different types of door - an ordinary hinged door
(except that it closes against the sides rather than into a frame),
two horizontally hinged flaps and a vertical sliding door.

2'' X 1'' timber. Cut one piece 30mm long and one piece 70mm long to make your boss.
Cut another piece 300mm long to make your drop latch.

Whatever happened to baler twine in the farmers world? Has everything
spoiled or what? A few strings with knots and a couple of nails per
string and that's them safe for the night.

If you really wanted to push the ark out, you could splash out on some
metal hooks and eyes.


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