632 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [15 Oct., 1919. 



The frame is fixed together by bolting the braces on to the two heads 

 as sho^\^l in the illustration. Each end of the brace is cut with a 

 shoulder let in half-an-inch to take the strain oif the bolts; the centre 

 upright is then put in between the braces, thus giving them a spread. 



The length of the wire should be as short as possible, and the thread 

 of the bolts should come through the heads just far enough to permit 

 the nut being screwed on. They could be all fastened on to the eye-bolt 

 before putting the eye-bolt into the frame; then, by screwing up ihe 

 nuts at the same time, the gate is ready for use, and the wires may be 

 tightened at any time when slack. 



Materials required — 



Hanging head, one 5-ft., 3 in. x 3 in., Hardwood ... \ Total, 29 feet 



Closing head, one 4-ft,, 3 in. X 3 in., Hardwood ... I super., at 178. 



Centre upright, one 4-ft., 3 in. X 2 in.. Hardwood ... j per 100 feet 

 Angle braces, four 13-ft., 3 in. x 1 J in., Hardwood ... J (at mills) 

 Bolts and nuts, four 5i-in., one 10-in. x ■^-in. 

 Eye-bolts, fourteen 6-in. x J-in. for the wires, one 3-in. for gatehead. 



The bottom wire is 4 inches from the ground, and the next four 

 are 5^ inches apart, the sixth 7 inches from the fifth wire, and the top 

 wire, which is barbed, 9 inches from the sixth. 



Paint underneath wherever the pieces of wood touch each other. 



No. 3 Design. 



This gate is a five-rail gate, made of battens. The rails are morticed 

 into the hanging head, and the two pickets are bolted together to form 

 the closing head, with the centre picket and braces bolted on one side 

 only. 



The bottom rail is 3 inches from the ground, and the spaces between 

 the rails are 4^ inches, 5^ inches, 7 inches, and 10 inches. 

 Materials required — 



Rails, five 12-tt., 3 in. x 1 in., Hardwood ... ... \ y ^ ^ P^ifeet 



Hanging head, one 5-ft., 3 in. x 3 in., Hardwood ... cuter" t 17s 

 Closing head, two 4-ft., 3 in. x 1 in.. Hardwood ... \'^ /Aq r^et 



Centre picket, one 4-ft., 3 in. X 1 in., Hardwood .. f^f ii > 



Braces, two 7-ft., 3 in. x 1 in.. Hardwood ., . j ^^^ v 



Bolts and nuts, twenty-two 3-in. x |-in. 



No. 4 Design. 



This gate is a good serviceable gate. It is easily made, having no 

 mortice and tenon joints, and may be put together with bolts and nuts. 



It consists of five rails of 5-in. x 1-in. hardwood. To form the 

 hanging and closing heads, two pieces of 4-in. x 1-in. hardwood are 

 bolted together, and in a similar manner the two centre pickets, with 

 the braces of 3-in. x 1-in. bolted on. 



Material required — 



R.ils, five 12-ft., 5 in. X 1 in., Hardwood . .\ Total, 40 feet 



Heads, four 4-ft., 4 in. x 1 in., Hardwood .. .. | super, at 17s. 



Pickets, two 4-tt., 4 in. x 1 in.. Hardwood . /per 100 feet 



Braces, four 7-ft., 3 in. x 1 in. Hardwood ... ... j (at mills) 



Bolts and nuts, twenty-five 3|-in. x ^in. 



The tools required to make this gate are a saw, a square, a brace 

 and bit, and a spanner. 



