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Fencing


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[Cat No.: B137 price: $27.00] and Fax to 02 4938 5549 (international 61 2 4938 5549)

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Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus, Paterson NSW 2421

Fencing is a key part of sound land management.  Fencing contains 12 chapters and over 120 diagrams about building a fence including ends, corners, wires, posts, safety and step-by-step guides.

Table of Contents:

  • Why build a fence; why, where and fence types
  • Start at the end; clearing and sighting, length
  • Posts; material, fixing wire, spacing, size, standing posts 
  • Corners; bisecting the angle, double strand box end assembly, double stay wire, steel corners
  • Wires; types, knots, how many wires, prefabricated fences, fences for horses, feral pigs and kangaroos or deer, straining and joining
  • Timber; treated hardwood, choosing timber, rot, fire
  • Gates; gateways, temporary gates, fixing to posts, floodgates
  • Pulling down a fence
  • Safety; post divers, power take off (ptos), gloves and other clothing, straining wire, hot weather, thunderstorms, lifting, chainsaws
  • Step by Step
  • Law and fences
  • Terminology

Book details

Title Fencing
Pages 120  
Catalogue number B137  
Year of publish 1998  
Price $27.00AUD (inc GST)   purchase online
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