fencing

[muddymech]

we are hopefully going to start fencing off some paddocks, can anyone recommend a good book for erecting post and rail fences.
bought a fence book from tocal but it deals more with post and wire, not quite what im after
ian

[dobbo]

we are hopefully going to start fencing off some paddocks, can anyone recommend a good book for erecting post and rail fences.
bought a fence book from tocal but it deals more with post and wire, not quite what im after
ian

I can put you in touch with a few people with experience, but I don't think they have written any books about it.

[dmdigital]

Somewhere packed away I have an excellent and rather old book on fencing methods including a great section on wire knots. If I can locate it or remember it's name I'll let you know.

[korg20000bc]

Parry... Riposte... Lunge!

[dmdigital]

OK not the one I was thinking of before, but try and find a copy of The Weekly Times Farmers' Handbook. Hasn't been in print for years though.

[abaddonxi]

This bloke wrote a couple of books, I'm pretty sure one of them had a section on fencing. I'm sure someone on here has a copy and could show you. I had a copy but don't know if it was turfed in the last move.

Ron Edwards - Bushcraft 2 - Skills of the Australian Bushman - HB | eBay

[mick88]

This bloke wrote a couple of books, I'm pretty sure one of them had a section on fencing. I'm sure someone on here has a copy and could show you. I had a copy but don't know if it was turfed in the last move.

Ron Edwards - Bushcraft 2 - Skills of the Australian Bushman - HB | eBay

Yes I was going to suggest this author.
I have a collection of his books and they have a lot of good information on traditional methods of fencing and other aussie bushcrafts.
They are all great reading.

Cheers, Mick.

[Casper]

It's not that hard to work out.

Cut holes in posts the size of rails, dig hole, insert post pack first post in, dig hole for next post, fit rails to first post, insert rails in second post, pack second post in and repeat as many times as needed.

Corner posts may need to be bigger and run a twisted wire from the stay (Corner post) to the first post in the line to lock it all in.

We used to use this technique on our stock yards on the farm.

My grandfather built them originally from yellow box off the farm and we extended them 86 years later and the rest were still in perfect order.

Cheers Casper

[Tank]

Pay a professional, you won't regret it, Regards Frank.

[muddymech]

Pay a professional, you won't regret it, Regards Frank.

unfortunatly thats way out of our price range, but i agree they do a very good job.