johnfarris
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I am going to make some field gates for my driveway out of hardwood. So i am researching how they are constructed. The are obviously m&t but are they through or stub? I am guessing they are pegged.
John
John
St.J":32gnqu37 said:Some are stub. Some are through. Some are wedged. Some are pegged.
This is entertaining: http://www.pbs.org/video/the-woodwright ... ield-gate/
Beau":2s017osa said:Would't want to say what is best but made an oak gate for a client 20+ years ago with stub tenons and oak pegs and it's still fine.
Our farms field gates are all stub tenons but most of them have bolts for pegs.
johnfarris":1kqpa812 said:St.J":1kqpa812 said:Some are stub. Some are through. Some are wedged. Some are pegged.
This is entertaining: http://www.pbs.org/video/the-woodwright ... ield-gate/
Then which is considered to be the best method?
St.J":9v5aeo83 said:johnfarris":9v5aeo83 said:St.J":9v5aeo83 said:Some are stub. Some are through. Some are wedged. Some are pegged.
This is entertaining: http://www.pbs.org/video/the-woodwright ... ield-gate/
Then which is considered to be the best method?
In my opinion anything you can do to reduce the exposure of end grain in exterior joinery is a good idea. End grain soaks up moisture more easily and therefore allows rot more quickly. So stub tenons would be my preference. Many are built with through tenons, perhaps because some setups make that an easier way to build. There was a chap at the Bodgers’ Ball last weekend with a gate that used through tenons and plate 98 of Woodland Crafts in Britain seems to show a field gate with a through tenon (though it’s a fuzzy photo.
What timber are you planning to use?
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