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Need to make two new gates.

sand them down and give them a good coat of oil?!
they don't appear to be broken... they just look weathered
 
They have been repaired numerous times with fence staples, drywall screws and nails. Fare bit of rot, the two pics don't show the damage that well. They have lasted 35 years and she/client would like new gates. I may fix them up for my own use, maybe.
 
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First time for me too. When I get home from my paying job down south I will properly look at the construction. At a quick glance I have decided to beef up the uprights /stiles. It's nice to sink my teeth into a project and figure out how to make it better but have the same look.
 
Were the central uprights designed so that when the gate is closed, the two together are the same width as each outside upright?
 
I have a thing about about exposed end grain on gates. My logic is if the stiles sit inside the rails horizontal end grain exposure is zero and hence water/ice will not sit on the top surface nor splash up on the lower surface. Every gate I have repaired or replaced as rotted first and worst on the horizontal end grain surfaces.
Comme ça

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The German window company that I work with does the same with the top rail on there external window shutters. To me it looks weird but it works.
 
AndyP said:
I have a thing about about exposed end grain on gates. My logic is if the stiles sit inside the rails horizontal end grain exposure is zero and hence water/ice will not sit on the top surface nor splash up on the lower surface. Every gate I have repaired or replaced as rotted first and worst on the horizontal end grain surfaces.
Comme ça

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I love the look of the gate AndyP.
 
Thanks Scott

M&Ts all round are a bit more work than the half laps on your gates above.
the horizontal surfaces on the mid and lower rail were angled to help water run off too.
 
I am pretty sure this gate is made from Eastern White Cedar. It is still in the box of my truck, later today I'll have closer look at it.
There are some really odd details with this gate. Going to be interesting.
 
Managed to finish one gate. Made some changes to how it is made, used mortise and tenon joints instead of lap joints. Also used a different infill lattice pattern.1000016937.jpg1000016938.jpg1000016939.jpg1000016950.jpg1000016952.jpg
 

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Thanks Ian. The problem is now that I have to reproduce the pattern to mirror this one.
As you know I am a nurse maid now and any time is the shop is bliss.
I am still working on the cricket table and have purchased the book which makes it right that I am using his intellectual providence.
 
I made some simple driveway gates at least 10 to 12 years ago and used secondhand softwood as we didn't know whether we would want them or not before making them in more durable oak or chestnut.

They're still there, working fine and no rot just a few minor splits. I give them a coat of cheap fence acrylic paint every year which takes me around half an hour. Not the best example of woodwork, it was never meant to be but I can see them still there for a long time to come. The biggest issue I have is the pigeons which sit on the top rail leaving their calling cards. :sick:

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Lons said:
I made some simple driveway gates at least 10 to 12 years ago and used secondhand softwood as we didn't know whether we would want them or not before making them in more durable oak or chestnut.

They're still there, working fine and no rot just a few minor splits. I give them a coat of cheap fence acrylic paint every year which takes me around half an hour. Not the best example of woodwork, it was never meant to be but I can see them still there for a long time to come. The biggest issue I have is the pigeons which sit on the top rail leaving their calling cards. :sick:

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It is amazing that a gate design can be used universally as you know I have copied. It is very attractive Lons, well done!
 
duke said:
It is amazing that a gate design can be used universally as you know I have copied. It is very attractive Lons, well done!
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Just simple field gates Scott. I wanted them but my wife wasn't at all sure until I pointed out it would be more secure for the dog. Had I been more sure she would be happy for them to stay I'd have bought the timber and done the job properly.
 
Lons said:
Just simple field gates Scott. I wanted them but my wife wasn't at all sure until I pointed out it would be more secure for the dog. Had I been more sure she would be happy for them to stay I'd have bought the timber and done the job properly.
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Trying to please our wive's is a like walking on thin ice. Made here a drink , scotch and coke but it wasn't fizzy , she was not happy WTF.
 
I’ve a dozen apple and pear trees. Every year I prune them too late; they often have already started to blossom. I tend to just chop off the new growth with loppers, often as much as a metre and every so often cut back a bit of older growth. They have never failed to produce more fruit than we can eat, freeze or give away.
So long as the cuts are clean the tree will survive and grow back.
 
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