Fences, Gates and Bridges : And How to Build Them,9781558218895

Fences, Gates and Bridges : And How to Build Them

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781558218895
ISBN10: 1558218890
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 1999-06-01
Publisher(s): The Lyons Press
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Summary

A classic of American ingenuity, this manual, written in 1900, features over 300 illustrations representing nearly every kind of fence, gate, and bridge, from pioneer times to the present.

Table of Contents

Rail and other Primitive Fences
7(11)
Virginia Rail Fence
Laying a Rail Fence
Staking and Wiring
A Fence of Stakes and Riders
A Pole Fence
Fences for Soil Liable to Heave
Other Primitive Fences.
Stone and Sod Fences
18(6)
How a Stone Wall Should be Built
Building a Stone Fence
Truck for Moving Stones
Re-inforcing a Stone Wall
A Composite Fence
A Prairie Sod Fence.
Board Fences
24(7)
Building Board Fences
Fences for Land Subject to Overflow
A Fence-Board Holder
Re-inforcing a Board Fence.
Picket Fences
31(12)
A Good Garden Fence
A Southern Picket Fence
Fences of Split Pickets
Ornamental Picket Fences
Rustic Picket Fences
Light Picket Fences
Handmade Wire and Picket Fences
Fence of Wire and Pickets.
Barb-Wire Fence
43(19)
Statistics and Forms of Barb Wire
How to Set Barb Wire Fence
Unreeling and Stretching Barb Wire
Wire Stretchers
Building Wire Fence on Uneven Ground.
Fences of Barb Wire and Boards
62(5)
Combined Wire and Board Fence
A Bracketed Fence
Dog-Proof Fence.
Hedges
67(8)
The Best Hedge Plants
Planting and Care of Osage Hedges
Hedges for the South
Ornamental Hedges and Screens.
Portable Fences and Hurdles
75(10)
Portable Board Fences
Portable Fences of Poles and Wire Portable Fences for Windbreaks
Portable Poultry Fences
Portable Folding Fence
Temporary Wire and Iron Fences.
Fences for Streams and Gullies
85(10)
Flood Fences
Portable Wire Fence
Watering Place in a Creek.
Making and Setting Posts
95(22)
Making Fence Posts
A Post Holder
Driving Fence Posts by Hand
To Drive Posts Without Splitting
A Powerful Post Driver
Setting a Gate Post
Live Posts
Mending a Split Post
Hook for Wiring Posts
Drawing Fence Posts
Lifting Posts by Hand
Splicing Fence Posts
Application of Wood Preservatives
Iron Fence Posts.
Gates and Fastenings
117(47)
Wooden Gates
A Very Substantial Farm Gate
A Strong and Neat Gate
Light Iron Gates
Self-closing Gates
Gate for a Village Lot
A Chinese Door or Gate Spring
Lifting Gates
Rustic Gates
Balance Gates
Gate for Snowy Weather
West India Farm Gates
Gate Hinges of Wood
Double Gates
Double Latched Gates
Improved Slide Gate
A Combined Hinge and Sliding Gate
Gates of Wood and Wire
A Good and Cheap Farm Gate
An Improved Wire Gate
Taking up the Sag in Gates
Good Gate Latches
Top Hinge of Farm Gate
Gateways in Wire Fence.
Wickets and Stiles
164(5)
Iron Wickets
Wooden Wickets
Stiles for Wire Fences.
Fence Law
169(7)
Fencing Out or Fencing In: Division Fences: Highway Fences
What is a Legal Fence? Railroad Fences.
Country Bridges and Culverts
176
Strength of Bridges: Braces and Trusses
Abutments, Piers and Railings
Bridges for Gullies
Road Culverts. Miscellaneous.

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