RUSTIC GATES.
very decorative gateFig. 213.—Ornamental Gate.
Fig. 213.—Ornamental Gate.
Fig. 213.—Ornamental Gate.
A picturesque rustic gate is shown infigure 213. The fence and posts are made to correspond. Its manner of construction is clearly shown in the illustration. The vases on the top of the posts may be omitted, unless time can be taken to keep them properly watered.
simple rustic gateFig. 214.—Light Rustic Gate.
Fig. 214.—Light Rustic Gate.
Fig. 214.—Light Rustic Gate.
A very neat, cheap, and strong rustic gate is shown infigure 214. The large post and the two uprights of the gate are of red cedar. The horizontal bars may be of the same or other wood. The longer upright is five and a half feet long, the shorter one four and a half feet.The ends of the former are cut down to serve as hinges, as shown in the engraving. Five holes are bored through each of the upright pieces, two inches in diameter, into which the ends of the horizontal bars are inserted and wedged securely. For the upper hinge a piece of plank is bored to receive the gate, and the other end reducedand driven into a hole in the post, or nailed securely to its top. A cedar block, into which a two-inch hole has been bored, is partially sunk in the ground to receive the lower end of the upright piece. A wooden latch is in better keeping with the gate than an iron one.