that is occasionally used and one that does 

 not allow the joints between the boards to 



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Uneven boards of random widths from three to 

 six inches, if the tops are cut in uneven lines, 

 make an attractive fence 



open up (see Fig. 2). The boards, while 

 set vertically, are lapped in the same way 

 as siding or clap boards on the walls of a 



Boards less than one inch in thickness, 

 fastened vertically to the rails and 

 lapped as are clapboards, make a 

 satisfactory tight fence 



house and they are nailed where they lap 

 so that each board is held firmly to the 



