Pull a Post Footing With a Strap
A ratchet strap around the footing and an 8-foot 2x4 as the lever, lifting a broken post's concrete anchor straight out of the ground.
Fencing
Setting posts, hanging panels and gates, and tensioning wire.
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Fence Posts 4
Ground-Line Post Sleeves
Heat-shrunk bitumen barrier sleeves that seal a fence post's ground-line zone against rot before setting.
Steel Posts in a Wood Fence
Hiding rot-proof flat-sided steel fence posts inside an all-wood fence with nailers and cover pickets.
Fence Post Preservative Rods
Moisture-activated preservative rods inserted into posts to stop rot from the inside.
Fence Panels 1
Even Fence Slat Spacing
Setting every slat in a fence run to the same gap and the same top line using a string line and one slat as a hanging spacer.
Gates 1
Gate Bracing
Running the diagonal in compression from latch corner down to the hinge.
Wire & Tensioning 4
Wire-Twisting Handle
Feeding heavy wire through a cross-drilled stick so you can pull and twist it with real leverage.
Fence Strainer Knot
A strong knot for joining and tensioning two lengths of fence wire.
Fence Termination Knot
Tying off high-tensile fence wire to a post without staples.
Finish Fence Wire
Clean ways to terminate and trim high-tensile fence wire.
General fencing 1
Double Deer Fence
Two 4-foot fences 4 feet apart — deer can jump high or far but not both, and can't judge the double line, so they don't try.
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