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Crooked stile field gate

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Crooked stile field gate

Postby Johnfarris657 » 04 Jul 2019, 21:21

This is my first project posting on here and my first time making a crooked stile field gate.

Tomorrow I am off to the wood yard with my cutlist in hand to pick my timber. Last time I picked up iroko I managed to bring back some worm so I am hoping for better this time.

Not to sure what thickness I will be getting as I will make that decision when I see quality of the boards they have in.

My method is to try and get the longest lengths first on my cutlist out of a board and then work the shorter lengths in afterwards. Going to be taking a white pencil to mark the boards which is another first as I normally use a ordinary pencil.

I normally add 200mm onto a length for snipe what does everyone else allow?

The gate design I have gone for is one that I have seen repeated in various places were I live and also on the internet. Their a few things I still need to work out like
should I use though mortice and tenons on the top and bottom rails or stub mortise and tenon?
Also with the bottom rails do I haunch?

I would like to better understand what I am making and the reasons why the design is so often used. I am thinking its the triangle ( Hanging stile and bottom rail,brace) that is what gives the gate is strength.

If anyone has any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Below is my gate uncompleted drawings I still have to draw in the second brace and taper on the top rail.

Thanks for looking

John

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Re: Crooked stile field gate

Postby Malc2098 » 05 Jul 2019, 08:34

Can't wait! Looking forward to watching this.
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Re: Crooked stile field gate

Postby 9fingers » 05 Jul 2019, 08:34

If possible I think I'd bring the bottom rail up a few inches so you are not putting mortices so near the ends of the verticals.
Caveat: I'm no expert and not made anything like this before.

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Re: Crooked stile field gate

Postby Andyp » 05 Jul 2019, 13:53

I have only ever made a much smaller gate and I did everything possible to reduce the amount of exposed end grain which, in my experience, is the most likely spot of moisture ingress and therefore rot. Therefore stub M&Ts would be my preference.
I also made sure there was no exposed end grain on a horizontal surface by putting the rails inside the stiles, which I know is not the traditional way of doing things and may not work for your design. Full details of what I did and why can be seen on this topic thread.
viewtopic.php?p=1262#p1262

I would have liked to make full size gates for the drive too but my 3mx3m workshop does not lend itself to projects that large.

I look forward to seeing yours progress.
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