making master finials
prototype fence section
here's my first prototype fence section. it's made from five furring strips, eleven plastic fence finials, and a buncha wood glue. the horizontal parts split and have dadoes cut to allow the uprights to pass through. to…
the glueup fixture
using a scrap sheet of chipboard, i made a fixture with notched standoffs to hold everything square and holes to allow clamps to lock everything down. this allows me to assemble a section without having to measure or sq…
making master finials
where two fence sections meet, there will be two full-height uprights touching. i'm making "master finials" that slip over both to connect them physically and visually. they're just by-the-dozen blow mold skulls hot glu…
the finished product
here's the finished product. eighteen inch sections of sharpened rebar are hammered into the ground at each fence joint. both fence sections are cable tied to the rebar. the crumminess of the furring strips work in favo…