I had set aside some full dimension lumber ( fir) to make pickets for my porch. I still have more to cut but I made about 60 posts all tapered 4 sides from 2" down to 1.5" I round cornered them all and sanded them on my table sander.. it was a lot of wood cutting. i cut all the tapers on my tablesaw..
I might need more but I decided that rather than resorting to math Ill just see how far I get I will have enough for around the porch but there is also an adjacent railing..Ill get to it.
the existing had ugly pickets so the tapered ones should be better. I got most sanded and soaked them a day or two or some for a week in linseed and turps. Ill probably put some sikkens stain on them too.
I'm making a structure with a top and bottom rail top is 1.5" square bottom is 2" square to match the pickets. Ill put it together like a ladder then insert it. I decided I would also like to box in the 4x4 posts with some siding material so they will be tapered as well .. that will take more work ..
porch picket saga continues..
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