I'd like to try my hand at building some rustic wooden pasture fencing. Can anyone suggest a place to start?
Bob
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How bout some 1/4 inch dowel? Drill some holes in it slip some tooth picks in the holes. It'll make some pretty split rail fence.
David
David
Jim,
did you try the method in MRH?
Right now I'm using some painted plastic until substitute is made. Saw article and it seemed like good idea, if done with a bit bigger wood. But maybe it doesn't matter.
Another thought is to try cutting some large sagebrush trees down to size or use some branches from trees. The article though is the best blueprint I have seen no matter the wood.
Think that Scenic express sells a scene with a split rail fence. not sure if it can be purchased separately.
Spliting a dowel with a band saw should work also. rough in a grain with a file and stain it.
Bill D
did you try the method in MRH?
Right now I'm using some painted plastic until substitute is made. Saw article and it seemed like good idea, if done with a bit bigger wood. But maybe it doesn't matter.
Another thought is to try cutting some large sagebrush trees down to size or use some branches from trees. The article though is the best blueprint I have seen no matter the wood.
Think that Scenic express sells a scene with a split rail fence. not sure if it can be purchased separately.
Spliting a dowel with a band saw should work also. rough in a grain with a file and stain it.
Bill D
quote:Originally posted by Jim M:
Bob,
Are you interested in modeling split rail fencing? If so I came across this article in an online magazine. Go to page 138.
http://issuu.com/mr-hobbyist/d...sentation&mode=embed
If you are doing wood plank fencing I think you could use wooden coffee stirrers for the fencing.
Jim,
Thanks so much for the article reference. That is precisely what I was looking for.
Bob
quote:Originally posted by Jim M:
Bob,
Are you interested in modeling split rail fencing? If so I came across this article in an online magazine. Go to page 138.
http://issuu.com/mr-hobbyist/d...sentation&mode=embed
If you are doing wood plank fencing I think you could use wooden coffee stirrers for the fencing.
I was thinking of what type of wood to use. It is a very clever use of wooden chopsticks and bamboo skewers. I considered wooden dowels but I knew that it would be difficult to drill a hole on a rounded surface without a drill press.
