A FENCE BOARD HOLDER.
nailing holderFig. 36.
Fig. 36.
Fig. 36.
two board holdersFig. 37.—Fence Board Holder.
Fig. 37.—Fence Board Holder.
Fig. 37.—Fence Board Holder.
Figure 36shows a contrivance for holding fence boards against the posts, at the right distances apart when nailing. A two and a half by two and a half inch piece of the desired length is taken for the upright,a. About its center is hinged the brace,c. A strap-hinge,b, or a stout piece of leather for a hinge, will answer. Blocks or stops,d,d,d,d, are nailed on the uprighta, at the required distances, according to the space between theboards on the fence. The bottom boards of the fence are nailed on first. The bottom block of the board holder rests upon the bottom board, and is held in position by the bracec. The boards can be placed in the holder like putting up bars, and are guided to their places on the post by the blocks,d,d. The boards can now be nailed on the posts, and the holding devices moved for another length. When the boards are too long, they can be pulled forward a little, and the end sawed, and pushed back to place. One man using the contrivance, can nail on nearly as many boards in a day, as two persons with one to hold the boards in the old way.Figure 37shows the manner of using the fence board holders.