Split rail fence using cedar logs

[Triple C]

Lots of you guys have cedar on your property and often it gets cut and burned. If you ever have the need for an attractive split rail fence for landscaping purposes then those cedar logs make great rails. Just cut the logs in 10 ft sections and then rip them with a chainsaw into rails. A 12 inch log will produce a bunch of rails. Rip the rails to where the diameter of each rail is anywhere from 3" to 4". A 12" diameter log will produce anywhere from 10 to 12 rails. When you rip them down with a chainsaw the finish looks like they were almost hand hewn. If you want a post and rail fence then cut smaller logs around 6" in diameter into 6 ft sections for the posts and use the chainsaw to create the holes for the rails to fit in the posts. Son has a post and rail in front of his house built out of cedar ripped with a chainsaw. We did this one about 3 years ago in front of a cabin at the farm.

 

[OkieKubota]

Great use for Cedar for those who have too much and need a way to dispose. I actually like Cedar growing on our place for thermal cover but I understand it can eventually overrun a property. My experience with bugs and the bark of cedar is the only bug I have seen use it is a litany cedar borer but the bug creates no weakness to the wood and the wood is naturally resistant to any other insects including termites. The bark if left on just as you can see in the photo above will just peel off in a few months once the wood dries...

Looking good 3C!

 

[dogghr]

Lots of you guys have cedar on your property and often it gets cut and burned. If you ever have the need for an attractive split rail fence for landscaping purposes then those cedar logs make great rails. Just cut the logs in 10 ft sections and then rip them with a chainsaw into rails. A 12 inch log will produce a bunch of rails. Rip the rails to where the diameter of each rail is anywhere from 3" to 4". A 12" diameter log will produce anywhere from 10 to 12 rails. When you rip them down with a chainsaw the finish looks like they were almost hand hewn. If you want a post and rail fence then cut smaller logs around 6" in diameter into 6 ft sections for the posts and use the chainsaw to create the holes for the rails to fit in the posts. Son has a post and rail in front of his house built out of cedar ripped with a chainsaw. We did this one about 3 years ago in front of a cabin at the farm.
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Didn't you do the entrance to your place this way Triple? I remember it looked awsome. I plan to do this one day, or so the saying goes.

 

[Triple C]

Didn't you do the entrance to your place this way Triple? I remember it looked awsome. I plan to do this one day, or so the saying goes.

dogghr...I certainly did. That entrance is to our auxiliary entrance down the road a piece and was mostly constructed from extra rails Brooks had from the fence he removed a few years back. Most of those rails are over 20 years old in that old pic. We did add a few new rails to make the fence long enough. We used 5 rails instead of 3 on this fence. Here's a pic of the entrance feed to our adjoining property.

 

[dogghr]

dogghr...I certainly did. That entrance is to our auxiliary entrance down the road a piece and was mostly constructed from extra rails Brooks had from the fence he removed a few years back. Most of those rails are over 20 years old in that old pic. We did add a few new rails to make the fence long enough. We used 5 rails instead of 3 on this fence. Here's a pic of the entrance feed to our adjoining property.
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Dang my memory is amazing. I think I like the 5 rail fence best. Thanks for showing. I've got old chestnut rail fence on back of property that technically is adjacent owner. I've hinted I'd like to have them but he's not bitten yet. May regret as it will be a beast to get them off that ridge.

 

[Native Hunter]

Downright beautiful TC. Brings back a lot of memories from olden days. I love it.

 

[Gravel Road]

Beautiful. Didn't realize you could get so many rails from one nice log. Thanks for posting!

Makes me wish I wouldn't have turned all those cedars into habitat piles.