11:58 was the big test! You wouldn’t believe how many gates have the cross support on the wrong way! Well done, Peter, and I would know because I was on my school’s fencing team! Scott
Simon Coupland Thank you! Client is an interior designer, so she clearly knows a thing or two ;) Early days here on TH-cam, so I really appreciate the feedback, thanks! P
Hi Peter, I'm new to your channel and can already see it's one of the better ones out there. Your work is top class! I'm a chippie in Bristol and have just set up my first workshop so it's good to watch people like yourself for inspiration. All the best
Hi Charlie. Congratulations on the new workshop and welcome! Be sure to check out my recent workshop tour - you can pick up a few space-saving tips, or just gloat that you have so much more space than I do 😂 👍
Haha! Mine could be 10 times the size but I wouldn't have the intelligence to organise it efficiently! I will check out your video now, can see dust extraction being an issue in my place.
@@10MinuteWorkshop reason I asked is I'm wondering if there's a quick method to getting the same spacing in several different sized rails, for e.g. if you was putting a two fence rails up at 90 degrees to each other but lengths are different is it a case of keep doing the maths in till you get the best match, I know you can shorten or lengthen a by a certain spacing plus picket with but still may not fit opening to suit each other I don't know if i've explained very well, cheers
Hi, i want to put picket fence on a small wall,, small fence can i use same way you did on this video, only longer posts with wall fittings?? Thanks for the nice video
Hey Pete, I have been watching a lot of your stuff lately with interest. I am very impressed with your new workshop make over but need to ask you something. I presume you are not going to paint jobs on your new black surfaces. How are you going to operate with paint needs so you don’t spoil your new Stealth look Workshop? Thanks for all your content, as a fellow Brit now living in the USA it’s nice to see a fellow countryman contributing to the Woodwork community. Keep up the good work … Steve
Thanks Steve! I stopped spraying a couple of years back, and painting with brushes and rollers is a lot more ‘contained’! I’m also doing a lot less painted pieces now, generally. Thanks again, and best wishes from London! 👍👍
Hi Peter, may I ask whether you are using treated redwood ready for use outside or whether its regular interior Redwood and then you’ve treated it yourself?
Redwood is naturally resilient timber, so if it has a painted finish then there’s no need to treat it. When I did my back garden fence I had a kilometre (1000 metres) of 3x3/4” planed redwood tanalised then “we” decided to extend the fence down the side of the house, which left us a bit short. I used regular untreated redwood for this, and ~15 years later there isn’t a scrap of difference between the tanalised timber and the untreated. 🤷♂️
Amazing thanks. I saw a comment from you on another post about painting being the protection and as long as it’s maintained then should be absolutely fine. Was there a particular farrow and ball undercoat/ primer I need to use? Looking at Jewsons for the redwood and they have premium and standard redwood options, so think I’m going to go for the standard as can’t tell the difference between the spec other than the price!
It's an old velcro backing pad off a random orbital sander with a wooden knob screwed onto it. I've found that when the velcro's too worn to hold a sheet of paper on the sander, there's still enough grip there to keep it in place when hand-sanding. Cheers, P
Nice video. However, I am curious why you/customer didn't use pvc boards. Are they available in the uk? Sooner or later those boards are going to start to rot at the bottom. just curious.....
They’re available, but not widely used for these kind of jobs; we pay through the nose for timber here in the UK, but PVC makes it look like a bargain. 🤷♂️👍
I really like the way you work. Your 39.5 mm comment has me thinking: you seem fond of built-up layout blocks. I'll bet some card stock would give you the half-mm you need, and then it's less fiddly.
Just simple maths; count the number of pickets you want for the length of fence and work out how much that would cover with no gaps. If you subtract this from the total length and divide the result by the number of pickets, it gives you the gap size. As with a lot of these things, it sounds more complex to explain than it is to do! Easy but slower way would be to take a few pieces of scrap picket and just lay it out until you get the gap you're happy with. 👍
Measure length you require in between posts, divide the answer by width of picket you desire plus width of space you are aiming for taking into account your spacing shouldn't be no bigger than 4" so e.g. 120" is length of opening picket is 4"width and spacing 4" totals 8" so 120 divided by 8 answer 15 pickets multiply 15 by width of picket 4" gives you 60" this is the space taken up by your pickets take away from your total opening of 120" leaves you 60" divide this by 16 this is how many spaces you will have as you will always have one more space than pickets so 60 dived by 16 is 3 and 3 quarters. Or when you get to the point when you got 15 for number of pickets then you can shove them to one side measure what's left and divide by 16 but still may need the calculator
Thanks - you should see the others 😂 I generally use a Tetrion powerfill 2-pack polyester resin, though tbh I'm not sure there's much difference between them - they all seem to smell the same, and act the same. 👍
I'm watching the videos one by one! I'll see if I can find the resin here in Denmark. Brand names seems to be different from everywhere else so I'll look for some "polyester resin" and see what I can find.
Yes, brand names are a real headache - you never know which are international. It's very similar to 2-pack car body repair filler, in my experience. Incidentally, there are links to many of the products I use in the description of each video; the filler is this one:- amzn.to/2pgCNhm
It’s a 16g strip nailer, just a cheap Silverline air powered one hooked up to my little compressor; I don’t use it much, but for the money (~£25-ish) it’s fantastic! 👍
Peter Millard thanks so much for getting back to me! I’m finally getting my workspace in order and with nerve damage in my wrists, I know I would benefit from a simple nailer. Thanks, again. :) you video is great.
If you go on google maps street view W104AS you'll see one of mine I did a couple years ago! first job I did as my own co. hunt around a bit, you'll find it it's a pale blue picket fence on Kilburn lane
Looks great I completed a 2ft. Pallet picket fence for my dog Saylor we were tired of chasing tennis balls down the steep hillside works great and its still standing! _lh3.googleusercontent.com/l1t5A1mXuSMlhpLhbJwnhof33lwCerB2cg4E0JbbFJ_gcYbyZlczIg5BV5qndNjjLqow9pNG1g_
nice job!one thing though, I saw you using table saw with your gloves on, it is against table saw safety rules.but other than that, nice and clean job!
You commented you don’t use hand tools that often. That was obvious when you put your block plane face down on the bench. Always lay a plane on its side, one of the first things I was taught at college back in the early 80’s. Sorry, that’s one of my pet hates when I see anyone do that. Nice job other than that 👍
Almost like it was deliberate 😂 Seriously, I was taught that way too Andy - it never made any sense to me then, and it still doesn’t; I’m putting a hand plane down on a bench, not dropping it on a concrete floor. 👍
It didn’t make sense to me as a 16/17 year old until one of the tutors confessed he deliberately hammered small nails into the workbench with just the head protruding to try and catch us out. And he did, one lad put his plane face down and the tutor deliberately knocked it as he walked past, taking a nice notch out of the blade. I can’t repeat what he said to that lad but some 35 years later I still remember it...
Kind of proves my point though Andy; some arsey tutor deliberately hammering nails into a bench to ‘catch out’ the kids he’s supposed to be teaching, but has to force the issue by deliberately knocking it as he walks past?? My benches don’t have nails hammered into them - do yours?
No they don’t but if I’m working in a room with bare floorboards there could well be nails, staples etc sticking out so my plane always goes down on its side. I think that was the point he was trying to get across. It’s like second nature to me now...
But I wasn’t working in a room with bare floorboards - I was at my bench! I’m not saying it isn’t ‘good practise’ to put a plane down on it’s side, but I’ll say again, in a controlled environment - my workshop, my bench - it makes no difference. 👍👍
Never has a fence been so precise!!!
Seriously though, i like the way you work, always attentive and thorough!
Thanks! 👍
11:58 was the big test! You wouldn’t believe how many gates have the cross support on the wrong way! Well done, Peter, and I would know because I was on my school’s fencing team! Scott
Good job I spotted this. Never even considered it and I'm building a gate later!
Amazing job! Really great attention to detail
You have a great, relaxed style on camera. A joy to watch. I like the fence too, the colour is very contemporary. Good work...;-)
Simon Coupland Thank you! Client is an interior designer, so she clearly knows a thing or two ;) Early days here on TH-cam, so I really appreciate the feedback, thanks! P
Lovely work, I built a picket gate years ago, you have encouraged me to add a matching fence!
+Benjamin Stephens Thanks - and I understand completely, you have to take these projects at a steady pace... 😆👍
Hi Peter, I'm new to your channel and can already see it's one of the better ones out there. Your work is top class! I'm a chippie in Bristol and have just set up my first workshop so it's good to watch people like yourself for inspiration. All the best
Hi Charlie. Congratulations on the new workshop and welcome! Be sure to check out my recent workshop tour - you can pick up a few space-saving tips, or just gloat that you have so much more space than I do 😂 👍
Haha! Mine could be 10 times the size but I wouldn't have the intelligence to organise it efficiently! I will check out your video now, can see dust extraction being an issue in my place.
Your work is flawless, wow!!
DIY Geezer Thanks!
DIY Geezer totally agree mate.
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You're awesome, pleasure to watch and learn from.
+McMalpas Thanks! 👍
Hi what is the colour of the paint on the pales thank you
Farrow and ball ‘Railings’ - I do mention in in the vid. 👍
I would also like to know x pls
"Railings" is a beautiful colour.
It is, lovely. 👍
Are your gate spacing the same as your fence spacing
As close as possible. 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop reason I asked is I'm wondering if there's a quick method to getting the same spacing in several different sized rails, for e.g. if you was putting a two fence rails up at 90 degrees to each other but lengths are different is it a case of keep doing the maths in till you get the best match, I know you can shorten or lengthen a by a certain spacing plus picket with but still may not fit opening to suit each other I don't know if i've explained very well, cheers
I like the colour of that paint, what is it?
Thanks! It’s Farrow & Ball #31 ‘Railings’
@@10MinuteWorkshop Thanks.
Hi, i want to put picket fence on a small wall,, small fence can i use same way you did on this video, only longer posts with wall fittings?? Thanks for the nice video
Sure, that sounds like it would work fine. 👍👍
Using Festool I see ... adds to your exemplary work!!!!
+kanga1234567 Thanks! 👍
Hope you put size and length
Hey Pete, I have been watching a lot of your stuff lately with interest. I am very impressed with your new workshop make over but need to ask you something. I presume you are not going to paint jobs on your new black surfaces. How are you going to operate with paint needs so you don’t spoil your new Stealth look Workshop? Thanks for all your content, as a fellow Brit now living in the USA it’s nice to see a fellow countryman contributing to the Woodwork community. Keep up the good work … Steve
Thanks Steve! I stopped spraying a couple of years back, and painting with brushes and rollers is a lot more ‘contained’! I’m also doing a lot less painted pieces now, generally. Thanks again, and best wishes from London! 👍👍
Hi Peter, may I ask whether you are using treated redwood ready for use outside or whether its regular interior Redwood and then you’ve treated it yourself?
Redwood is naturally resilient timber, so if it has a painted finish then there’s no need to treat it. When I did my back garden fence I had a kilometre (1000 metres) of 3x3/4” planed redwood tanalised then “we” decided to extend the fence down the side of the house, which left us a bit short. I used regular untreated redwood for this, and ~15 years later there isn’t a scrap of difference between the tanalised timber and the untreated. 🤷♂️
Amazing thanks. I saw a comment from you on another post about painting being the protection and as long as it’s maintained then should be absolutely fine. Was there a particular farrow and ball undercoat/ primer I need to use? Looking at Jewsons for the redwood and they have premium and standard redwood options, so think I’m going to go for the standard as can’t tell the difference between the spec other than the price!
very nice
Thank you!
What was the sanding block you used to sand the filled nail holes?
It's an old velcro backing pad off a random orbital sander with a wooden knob screwed onto it. I've found that when the velcro's too worn to hold a sheet of paper on the sander, there's still enough grip there to keep it in place when hand-sanding. Cheers, P
Peter Millard good idea thanks alot
Nice video. However, I am curious why you/customer didn't use pvc boards. Are they available in the uk? Sooner or later those boards are going to start to rot at the bottom. just curious.....
They’re available, but not widely used for these kind of jobs; we pay through the nose for timber here in the UK, but PVC makes it look like a bargain. 🤷♂️👍
I really like the way you work. Your 39.5 mm comment has me thinking: you seem fond of built-up layout blocks. I'll bet some card stock would give you the half-mm you need, and then it's less fiddly.
+Ian Kjos Thanks! Good point re. the card, I'll give it a try next time 👍
It is a great
How do you work out the picket spacing over a certain length, cheers
I try and keep it to around half the picket width, though it’s not set in stone 👍
Peter Millard but how do you work it out for any given space cheers
Just simple maths; count the number of pickets you want for the length of fence and work out how much that would cover with no gaps. If you subtract this from the total length and divide the result by the number of pickets, it gives you the gap size. As with a lot of these things, it sounds more complex to explain than it is to do! Easy but slower way would be to take a few pieces of scrap picket and just lay it out until you get the gap you're happy with. 👍
Measure length you require in between posts, divide the answer by width of picket you desire plus width of space you are aiming for taking into account your spacing shouldn't be no bigger than 4" so e.g. 120" is length of opening picket is 4"width and spacing 4" totals 8" so 120 divided by 8 answer 15 pickets multiply 15 by width of picket 4" gives you 60" this is the space taken up by your pickets take away from your total opening of 120" leaves you 60" divide this by 16 this is how many spaces you will have as you will always have one more space than pickets so 60 dived by 16 is 3 and 3 quarters. Or when you get to the point when you got 15 for number of pickets then you can shove them to one side measure what's left and divide by 16 but still may need the calculator
Nice video! What type of resin filler are you using?
Thanks - you should see the others 😂 I generally use a Tetrion powerfill 2-pack polyester resin, though tbh I'm not sure there's much difference between them - they all seem to smell the same, and act the same. 👍
I'm watching the videos one by one! I'll see if I can find the resin here in Denmark. Brand names seems to be different from everywhere else so I'll look for some "polyester resin" and see what I can find.
Yes, brand names are a real headache - you never know which are international. It's very similar to 2-pack car body repair filler, in my experience. Incidentally, there are links to many of the products I use in the description of each video; the filler is this one:- amzn.to/2pgCNhm
Precise wow top class
Thanks! 👍
Check out The English Woodworker for nailing as opposed to screwing on something like your gate.
Sorry if you posted it and I’m blind: but what nailer did you use there? What would you recommend?
It’s a 16g strip nailer, just a cheap Silverline air powered one hooked up to my little compressor; I don’t use it much, but for the money (~£25-ish) it’s fantastic! 👍
Peter Millard thanks so much for getting back to me! I’m finally getting my workspace in order and with nerve damage in my wrists, I know I would benefit from a simple nailer. Thanks, again. :) you video is great.
My work is much more rustic. Beautiful job.
Thanks! 👍
If you go on google maps street view W104AS you'll see one of mine I did a couple years ago! first job I did as my own co. hunt around a bit, you'll find it it's a pale blue picket fence on Kilburn lane
Looks good! I’m never sure about the spacing, I think I pack them a bit tight sometimes. 👍👍
I was half expecting her to call with a new paint color just when you finished the "railings".
+exlowcarber 😂 Not this time, thankfully 😅👍
How long did this fence take you 2 complete?
im4coupons About 3 days in all, start to finish - 2 in the workshop, 1 onsite.
Looks great I completed a 2ft. Pallet picket fence for my dog Saylor we were tired of chasing tennis balls down the steep hillside works great and its still standing!
_lh3.googleusercontent.com/l1t5A1mXuSMlhpLhbJwnhof33lwCerB2cg4E0JbbFJ_gcYbyZlczIg5BV5qndNjjLqow9pNG1g_
Thanks! 👍
Haha...very nice but I'm not sure you could do that at volume that way!
I make bespoke one-offs; volume’s a non-issue 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop oh I know. Your work is fantastic. Just not seen fencing done that way before!
nice job!one thing though, I saw you using table saw with your gloves on, it is against table saw safety rules.but other than that, nice and clean job!
Nice working clothes.😀
Most expensive fence ever, lol. But great work!
Thanks! 😆👍👍
You commented you don’t use hand tools that often. That was obvious when you put your block plane face down on the bench. Always lay a plane on its side, one of the first things I was taught at college back in the early 80’s. Sorry, that’s one of my pet hates when I see anyone do that. Nice job other than that 👍
Almost like it was deliberate 😂 Seriously, I was taught that way too Andy - it never made any sense to me then, and it still doesn’t; I’m putting a hand plane down on a bench, not dropping it on a concrete floor. 👍
It didn’t make sense to me as a 16/17 year old until one of the tutors confessed he deliberately hammered small nails into the workbench with just the head protruding to try and catch us out. And he did, one lad put his plane face down and the tutor deliberately knocked it as he walked past, taking a nice notch out of the blade. I can’t repeat what he said to that lad but some 35 years later I still remember it...
Kind of proves my point though Andy; some arsey tutor deliberately hammering nails into a bench to ‘catch out’ the kids he’s supposed to be teaching, but has to force the issue by deliberately knocking it as he walks past?? My benches don’t have nails hammered into them - do yours?
No they don’t but if I’m working in a room with bare floorboards there could well be nails, staples etc sticking out so my plane always goes down on its side. I think that was the point he was trying to get across. It’s like second nature to me now...
But I wasn’t working in a room with bare floorboards - I was at my bench! I’m not saying it isn’t ‘good practise’ to put a plane down on it’s side, but I’ll say again, in a controlled environment - my workshop, my bench - it makes no difference. 👍👍