Mark Meckes
10th January 2003, 07:55 AM
Location: Austin, Texas
Photos:
Beginning Framework-Intro (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=119)
The angled corner (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=120)
View towards (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=121) house.
View away (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=122) from house.
Frontal view (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=123)
Construction:
This fence was made by first putting in 4 ft metal garden stakes at 4ft
(about 120cm) intervals.( I prefer the 5+ft stronger metal stakes for heavy-duty fences and vertical walls...
Then 6ft bamboo poles were then wired to to the metal stakes.
The cross-members were about an inch, and with taper, and overlapped.
The AAA's and arches were made from about 5/8" dia (less than 12ft long
poles), after cutting off the bottom 1-2 ft and top 2ft or so, (which were
saved for other uses).
Note that branch stubs were left on to help secure the pieces to each other,
and to aid climbing plants, which will soon be ascending.
All the framing was lashed with waxed polyester cord ( sold as #5 waxed
sewing thread purchased at a `Tandy Leather' Store USA)
Mark and Carole
Photos:
Beginning Framework-Intro (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=119)
The angled corner (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=120)
View towards (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=121) house.
View away (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=122) from house.
Frontal view (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=123)
Construction:
This fence was made by first putting in 4 ft metal garden stakes at 4ft
(about 120cm) intervals.( I prefer the 5+ft stronger metal stakes for heavy-duty fences and vertical walls...
Then 6ft bamboo poles were then wired to to the metal stakes.
The cross-members were about an inch, and with taper, and overlapped.
The AAA's and arches were made from about 5/8" dia (less than 12ft long
poles), after cutting off the bottom 1-2 ft and top 2ft or so, (which were
saved for other uses).
Note that branch stubs were left on to help secure the pieces to each other,
and to aid climbing plants, which will soon be ascending.
All the framing was lashed with waxed polyester cord ( sold as #5 waxed
sewing thread purchased at a `Tandy Leather' Store USA)
Mark and Carole