How To Build A Hog Panel Fence

The key to creating the hog wire fence panels are the dado s run into each of the boards.

How to build a hog panel fence. Place hog wire fence panels on the guide rails between the fence posts and tie the wire fence on the rail with ties to the plant. Caryl here s how i built the panels. Use a bolt cutter to cut the wire. Then i placed 8 2 4 s under the long edges of the hog wire using the plywood sheet edges to keep everything square.

Materials and tools circular saw or chop saw. The idea of hog wire can also be used for other fences but with different materials. Use a carpenter s level to ensure that the guide rails are level. Bolt cutters for the mesh panels.

I laid out 8 lengths of the hog wire cut from 16 pieces on top of a 4 x8 sheet of plywood placed on sawhorses. Air gun for fastening lattice caps to posts rails nailing these by hand is a pain. As an alternative to chain link jason cameron builds a cedar wood fence using hog wire. Arrange and weave the thing pieces of wood in squares just like what you may have done to the wire.

To deepen the sense of smooth and more expensive just apply only wood as the materials. Pin cap on pole at each end. Cedar is chosen because it is naturally bug and rot resistant.