Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . SECTION OP PORTABLE FENCE. drive the stakes into the ground. The stakes must be put through where the])oards lap. The widest space on the fence should be between the top andnext to the top boards, so that the stakes will not be spread too much at thebase, or the boards may be notched or beveled where the long stakes pass. For sheep pens it is best to have all thebracing from the outside. This may be doneby abandoning the stakes, and using a s
Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . SECTION OP PORTABLE FENCE. drive the stakes into the ground. The stakes must be put through where the])oards lap. The widest space on the fence should be between the top andnext to the top boards, so that the stakes will not be spread too much at thebase, or the boards may be notched or beveled where the long stakes pass. For sheep pens it is best to have all thebracing from the outside. This may be doneby abandoning the stakes, and using a single braceand two short stakes driven each side of thelap of the lower board straight down. For thebrace take a piece of fence board of sufficientlength, according to height of fence, notch oneend so as to slip down upon the lap of the topboards, and put a staple in near the lower end,through which pass a stake bracing out from thefence, as represented in illustration. After everything is prepared, the fence may bequickly put up and taken down again, as the stakes need not be long. Repairing^ Old Board Fences.—Where the nail holes under thebatt
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