Fences and Construction 21 



splines are an additional security at mi- 

 tres to keep them from opening up. Rails 

 if over 4x4 inches should also be built 

 up. Clear white pine is by all odds, the 

 best wood for exterior work not in contact 

 with the ground. But it is expensive. 

 Cypress and cedar are used and in the 

 West, redwood. (Fig. 6.) 



Fences of any height should be well 

 braced. To brace lengthwise is compara- 



A Method 

 of t>racmj 



tively simple but get a brace at right 

 angles to the fence is not usually possible 

 and it is apt to look ugly and to take up 

 space that interferes with other features. 

 (Fig. 7.) It is therefore quite necessary 

 to thoroughly secure the uprights in the 

 ground. Bracing is important near gate- 



