CUSTOM WOOD GARDEN GATES #6

This Garden Gate is Base Price + 28% w/o plex
W/plex 36%
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Wood gate #6-2 is modified from our Gate Style #2, but with a full radius porthole as an answer to the suggestions of those in the yachting and boating communities. Or any community, it would seem.

As solid panel, shown, or with the open pickets more common to gate style #2. The pricing is the same.

San Rafael, CA (Marin County)
(With plexiglas)

A view through one of the three side entry gates into the backyard area that fronts the San Rafael canal, as an estuary to the San Francisco Bay. A marine setting that prompted the portal circumference of the gate. Prior to the posts being cut to length and the mounting of the Rocky Mountain gate latches.

Wood gate #6 is optional with or without the Plexiglas fill. As a reference: The obscure Plexiglas option shown on the right is from Tap Plastics. #P-95

San Rafael, CA (Marin County)

Los Angeles, CA

Gate #6-1 as an in-progress installation, with the Arbor style #8.
‘White Light Opaque plex.

Montauk, NY

Seemingly a gate going nowhere.
Montauk represents the easternmost point on Long Island, so the gateway may in fact represent the edge of civilization. 

IN-PROGRESS
Building a strong gate

Los Angeles, CA

Creating the template.

Ben routing the Joined segments. The two handles mounted onto the template make for easy, and safe, machining.

Preparing the dadoes in the stiles.  Chisels and mallets.

Set to the left side near the backsaw is the jig that ensures a perfectly mated fit with the portal radius and the top rail.
It’s not uncommon that more time will be spent creating the templates and jigs than making the actual final cut. So what.

Boring for the latch and dead bolt is best accomplished prior to assembly. Just in case. 

The dry layout to mark the upper T&G contours for a perfect fit.

The dry layout to mark the upper T&G contours for a perfect fit.

Ready to pencil-mark the final fit

Because the T&G fits into the dadoes, there is some forgiveness to the preciseness of the cut. 

Because the T&G fits into the dadoes, there is some forgiveness to the preciseness of the cut. 

The upper T&G pieces cut and ready for assembly.

The upper T&G pieces finally assembled.

Fitting the planks in place

Set to the left side near the backsaw is the jig that ensures a perfectly mated fit with the portal radius and the top rail.
It’s not uncommon that more time will be spent creating the templates and jigs than making the actual final cut. So what.

photo credit: Ben Prowell