Fences, Gates and Bridges

About this eBook

Editor

Martin, George A., -1904

Title

Fences, Gates and Bridges: A Practical Manual

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Martin Mayer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TH: Technology: Building construction

Subject

Gates -- Design and construction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58452

Release Date

December 11, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FENCES, GATES AND BRIDGES.
2. 2.PREFATORY
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.CHAPTER I. RAIL AND OTHER PRIMITIVE WOOD FENCES. — VIRGINIA RAIL FENCE. — LAYING A RAIL FENCE. — STAKING AND WIRING. — A FENCE OF “STAKES AND RIDERS.” — A POLE FENCE. — FENCES FOR SOIL LIABLE TO HEAVE. — OTHER PRIMITIVE FENCES.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. STONE AND SOD FENCES. — HOW A STONE WALL SHOULD BE BUILT. — BUILDING A STONE FENCE. — TRUCK FOR MOVING STONES. — REINFORCING A STONE WALL. — A COMPOSITE FENCE. — A PRAIRIE SOD FENCE.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. BOARD FENCES. — BUILDING BOARD FENCES. — FENCES FOR LAND SUBJECT TO OVERFLOW. — A FENCE BOARD HOLDER. — REINFORCING A BOARD FENCE.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. PICKET FENCES. — A GOOD GARDEN FENCE. — A SOUTHERN PICKET FENCE. — FENCES OF SPLIT PICKETS. — ORNAMENTAL PICKET FENCES. — RUSTIC PICKET FENCES. — LIGHT PICKET FENCES. — HAND-MADE WIRE AND PICKET FENCES. — FENCE OF WIRE AND PICKETS.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. BARB-WIRE FENCE. — STEEL FENCE STAPLES. — HOW TO SET BARB WIRE FENCE. — UNREELING AND STRETCHING BARB WIRE. — WIRE STRETCHERS. — SPLICING BARB WIRES. — BUILDING WIRE FENCES ON UNEVEN GROUND.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. FENCES OF BARB WIRE AND BOARDS. — COMBINED WIRE AND BOARD FENCE. — A BRACKETED FENCE. — DOG-PROOF FENCES.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. HEDGES. — THE BEST HEDGE PLANTS. — PLANTING AND CARE OF OSAGE HEDGES. — HEDGES FOR THE SOUTH. — ORNAMENTAL HEDGES AND SCREENS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. PORTABLE FENCES AND HURDLES. — PORTABLE BOARD FENCES. — PORTABLE FENCES OF POLES OR WIRE. — PORTABLE FENCES FOR WINDBREAKS. — PORTABLE POULTRY FENCES. — PORTABLE FOLDING FENCE. — TEMPORARY WIRE AND IRON FENCES.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. FENCES FOR STREAMS AND GULLIES. — FLOOD FENCES. — PORTABLE TIDE FENCE. — WATERING PLACE IN A CREEK.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. MAKING AND SETTING POSTS. — MAKING FENCE POSTS. — A POST HOLDER. — DRIVING FENCE POSTS BY HAND. — TO DRIVE POSTS WITHOUT SPLITTING. — A POWERFUL POST DRIVER. — SETTING A GATE POST. — FENCE POSTS FOR WET LANDS. — LIVE POSTS. — MENDING A SPLIT POST. — HOOK FOR WIRING POSTS. — DRAWING FENCE POSTS. — LIFTING POSTS BY HAND. — SPLICING FENCE POSTS. — APPLICATION OF WOOD PRESERVATIVES. — IRON FENCE POSTS.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. GATES AND FASTENINGS. — WOODEN GATES. — A VERY SUBSTANTIAL FARM GATE. — A STRONG AND NEAT GATE. — LIGHT IRON GATES. — SELF-CLOSING GATES. — GATE FOR VILLAGE LOT. — A CHINESE DOOR OR GATE SPRING. — LIFTING GATES. — RUSTIC GATES. — BALANCE GATES. — GATE FOR SNOWY WEATHER. — WEST INDIA FARM GATES. — GATE HINGES OF WOOD. — DOUBLE GATES. — DOUBLE-LATCHED GATES. — IMPROVED SLIDE GATE. — A COMBINED HINGE AND SLIDING GATE. — GATES OF WOOD AND WIRE. — A GOOD AND CHEAP FARM GATE. — AN IMPROVED WIRE GATE. — TAKING UP THE SAG IN GATES. — GOOD GATE LATCHES. — TOP HINGE OF FARM GATE. — GATEWAYS IN WIRE FENCE.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. WICKETS AND STILES. — IRON WICKETS. — WOODEN WICKETS. — STILES FOR WIRE-FENCES.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. FENCE LAW. — FENCING OUT OR FENCING IN. — DIVISION FENCES. — HIGHWAY FENCES. — WHAT IS A LEGAL FENCE? — RAILROAD FENCES.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. COUNTRY BRIDGES AND CULVERTS. — STRENGTH OF BRIDGES. — BRACES AND TRUSSES. — ABUTMENTS, PIERS AND RAILINGS. — BRIDGES FOR GULLIES. — ORNAMENTAL BRIDGES. — ROAD CULVERTS.
19. 19.Transcribers’ Notes

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