142 THE YOUNG FAEMER's MANUAL. 



rails through which the pickets pass, and a bottom board from 

 eight to twelve inches wide. The fence last mentioned is about 

 the neatest fence which I ever have seen for a lawn fence, and as 

 durable as the wood of which it is made. The acorn tops are 

 turned in a lathe, with gouge and chisel, after the other part has 

 been cut out straight. When it is desired to make the posts 

 ornamental by turning them as turned posts are much cheaper 

 than the casing of posts a very efficient lathe may be fitted up 

 for the purpose, without a mandrel, by having a point instead of 

 a mandrel at one end of the lathe, with a screw and point at the 

 other end, and allowing the band from the speed-wheel of the 

 driving power to pass round the post instead of a pulley, on the 

 mandrel. Or the posts might be mounted with a large wooden 

 acorn, whether they were cased or not, or with any other orna 

 ment turned out of wood. But a turned post would be in better 

 keeping with the pickets than a square one ; and a man who 

 understands turning, would turn out three posts sooner than he 

 could case one. As we cannot drive such pickets in the rails, 

 they should be just large enough to fill the holes, and so that 

 they can be worked in by hand, without driving them. The 

 pickets should be thoroughly seasoned ; but the rails through 

 which they pass may be green or half seasoned ; because, when 

 they shrink, they will hold the pickets tighter than when they 

 have been seasoned before boring the holes. 



AN ORNAMENTAL LATTICE FENCE 



FIG. 57. 183. Is shown at Fig. 57, 



which is often built between 

 the gardens of adjoining own 

 ers, or on the back side of lawns 

 or gardens. The rails and posts 

 are put up in the same man" 

 ner as for ordinary picket fence, 

 with bottom board or not, as 

 preferred ; and the lattice is 

 LATTICE FKNOK. made of half-inch stun , an inch 



