Annz re Cedar on Chainlink

16 years ago

The fence you asked about attached to the chainlink is 2x2 clear cedar on about 9" centers with 5/4 top rail and 2x4 PT bottom. I did that to not only make the cyclone disappear but to carry on with a kind of "peekaboo" theme I have in the front. The original design was for climbers. It has the same top and bottom rail but the 2x2's are on 3-1/2" centers with 1/2 copper sprayed with acrylic to keep it bright horizontally on 18" centers with amber glass post caps. I didn't like what was on the other side (neighbors yard)but figured if I made the fence and the climbers the focus, the eye wouldn't have the tendency to look past the fence. The horizontal copper was originally intended for vertical tying support but I liked the look so well, I incorporated a copper gate to pull it all together.

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annzgw
16 years ago
Thanks boxofrox! I assume you designed and made the gate also?!

Quite a clever way to hide the cyclone. It's the best I've ever seen and something I will keep in mind for future projects.

One more question: what is that beautiful vine to the right of the gate?
boxofrox
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes, I made it out of 1" copper. I hunted around to find the wrought iron center piece and then designed the gate around it. Even the hinges are copper with ball bearings pressed into the fittings.

The vine is actually the shrub rose 'Lyda Rose' that I am slowing adapting to the space. It was stunning last year and a welcome fragrant entrance to my pond/rock garden.

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laag
16 years ago
Its funny that when I opened the photo I had a flashback to a posting of a very cool trellis. I did not understand what made me thik of it. It took me a minute to connect the copper on the fence to that trellis flashback.

Were the seventies rougher on me than I thought, or was there a posting of the rellis in the past?
boxofrox
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes and yes but it was groovy and farout ~@^@~