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Setting Posts and Installing Bracing

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Day 1 farm fencing competition 2023! This one hurt!

What happens here

Carefully place the prepared wooden posts into the excavated holes. Use a spirit level to ensure each post is perfectly vertical and aligned. Once positioned, backfill the holes with soil and compact it thoroughly around the base of the posts to provide stability. Install horizontal braces (stays or compression bars) between posts, securing them into the previously made notches or directly to the post with large staples and wedges. Ensure the entire structure is rigid to withstand the tension of the fencing wire.

Goal: Erect and secure the main wooden framework of the fence.

Tools and materials

  • Fencing Staples — Securing braces to posts
  • Hammer — Driving staples
  • Shovel — Backfilling post holes
  • Spirit Level — Ensuring posts are vertical
  • Tamper — Compacting soil around posts
  • Wooden Braces/Rails — Horizontal supports for stability