planetWayne
Established Member
Hi all,
I've finally been given the go ahead from swmbo to build our new gate and fence. Only a small fence but hopefully strong and solid.
I'm after a bit of advice on the joints.
I was thinking of mortice and tenon to hold the 'outsides' together and simple tongue and groove for the 'infill' bits (please excuse the lack of tech speak here ). (<-- clickable for closeup)
From what I've read here, the 'infill' shouldn't be glued to the main frame as the wood will move as time goes on. What I was thinking of is using a simple 'groove' (rabbit, dado, trench??) around the inside of the frames to seat the upright's into. The 'infill' would be seated fully into the frame as it is half the frames thickness. The only thing I wonder about that is having a water filled gap in the bottom of the frame.
The whole thing was going to be finished in oil rather than being painted, looking for a medieval looking fence (hence the metal stud work and gothic style gate latch etc.) although the concrete posts and gravel board kinda doesn't fit too well :roll:.
I would appreciate any feedback anyone has.
Cheers
Wayne.
I've finally been given the go ahead from swmbo to build our new gate and fence. Only a small fence but hopefully strong and solid.
I'm after a bit of advice on the joints.
I was thinking of mortice and tenon to hold the 'outsides' together and simple tongue and groove for the 'infill' bits (please excuse the lack of tech speak here ). (<-- clickable for closeup)
From what I've read here, the 'infill' shouldn't be glued to the main frame as the wood will move as time goes on. What I was thinking of is using a simple 'groove' (rabbit, dado, trench??) around the inside of the frames to seat the upright's into. The 'infill' would be seated fully into the frame as it is half the frames thickness. The only thing I wonder about that is having a water filled gap in the bottom of the frame.
The whole thing was going to be finished in oil rather than being painted, looking for a medieval looking fence (hence the metal stud work and gothic style gate latch etc.) although the concrete posts and gravel board kinda doesn't fit too well :roll:.
I would appreciate any feedback anyone has.
Cheers
Wayne.