How to Build Wooden Gates and Picket Fences: 100 Classic Designs (Paperback)

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Product Description

From country quaint to formal and elegant, this book offers fence patterns to complement every architectural style. It covers every aspect of fence building--from selecting the most appropriate design to choosing the materials--and provides complete instructions for installation. 115 line drawings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811730069
• ISBN-13: 978-0811730068
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,801 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference of designs for late 19th century fences, June 27, 1999

By A Customer

We bought this book because we were looking for ideas for a fence. This would be an excellent reference for someone with a Victorian style home. The book also has some simpler fence designs, but most are quite ornate.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good pictures, design ideas. Good intro to building a gate, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

I purchased this book because I was building an outdoor gate for the first time, and I needed the "how-to" of designing a gate, both from a structural and an asthetic perspective. This book was perfect for this beginner gate designer - good examples, pictures and design ideas.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful, September 24, 2001

By	J. Thomaides "John T" (San Marcos, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I own a Victorian Cottage in Texas and purchased this book hoping for some ideas on building my own unique picket fence. The book has tons of pictures and drawings of fence designs. We actually used two different designs and came up with a "one of a kind" fence around our yard. It became the talk of the town for a while and now our house is known as "the one with the fence"!
The book is a little short on details of building the fences, but if you are skilled with tools, you will figure it out. We are starting our second fence with it this month, which we hope is a masterpiece. I recommend this book if you need Victorian fence ideas.