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the appearance or to produce a clumsy ef- 

 fect. The balanced gate is structurally 

 better for it can be made to be absolutely 

 counter-balanced and divide the load 

 equally. The weight is generally a box 



A simple type of braced gate easily constructed 



filled with stone and the member holding 

 it may be a section of a tree trunk which 

 is pivoted on the top of the post to which 

 the gate is hinged. (See Fig. 9.) 



If the braced and balanced gates are not 

 appropriate for your fence, ones with con- 

 cave tops may be substituted as they work 



