Rustic gate

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One of my facebook friends recently posted some photos of the rustic lineside fencing and gates that his daughter had made for him out of real Oak. As the 5 bar gate leading into the field to the side of St. Marks church was falling to bits, I asked if she'd make a replacement and here it is.

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Fabulous and complete with working hinges and latch too.

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She's thinking about going into production. If anyone's interested in getting something made, PM me and I'll put you in touch. Just be aware that there's a lot of work involved in making such things, so they don't exactly come cheap. Well worth it IMO though. :bigsmile:
 
A lovely little model and so well made!
Have you treated the oak Mel?
 
beavercreek said:
A lovely little model and so well made!
Have you treated the oak Mel?
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I'm still thinking about that mate. It should be OK, but it does look a bit shiney and new at the mo (cos it is I s'pose). I'm contemplating whether to dip into dark oak preservative or leave it to weather naturally.
 
I use Cuprinol 5* as it is a spirit based product and clear. It lets the wood weather to matt silver grey but stops any rot and gives it a bit of waterproofing as well
 
i love it!
just so beautiful and rustic and obviously a labor of love
the detail on the uprights, each hole being hand fitted and reamed is so cool
and oak is tough, so that is a good deal of work

i too agree about preserving it with the right coating material
i might, stain it with diluted ndia ink (try some scrap oak first)
and then coat
blacken or rust those nails too

otoh, a lovely golden overcoat would really do it justice
there ARE new fences!
 
brilliant bit of manufacturing that is Mel, she can be proud of herself..
I agree woth beavercreek - use a sprit based preservative (always, water based is carp) and let is dlowly get that grey effect. Wickes do a clear. sprit based, preservative which seems very good and is half the cost of cuprinol - 'Wickes shed and fence preserver'.
 
Absolutley stunning and so trully prototypical!!!
 
very nice mell., certinlay looks the part..nice job:thumbup:
 
A lovely piece of modelling.
Are you going to get a model of that Clee Hill lass you promised to tell me about to sit on the five bar gate? :rolf:
 
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