Hello to all;
After building two arbors (with arches on top) for the wife she has moved on to a garden gate project. This gate will actually sit under the most recent arbor/arch I built. I have built gates before, even monster sized gates that have never sagged because I overbuilt them. Mostly some kind of 2 x 4 & Z type frame.
The current project will be similar to the attached picture and I am concerned about how to get this into a "sag proof" design based on the picture of what she wants in the end. I will probably make the gate out of Western Red Cedar but open to suggestions. It will be a big gate, roughly 7 foot to the top of arch, and 40" wide (more or less)
As far as the "top part", the circle area, I wonder if I can get away with routing this out of some kind of plywood for simplicity and protecting it from the elements with a couple layers of exterior paint/stain?? I could always make this out of WRC using a segment calculator, but my past arches have required a 2 x 6 board to obtain a 3.5" width and this appears wider than 3.5" - Based on: Woodturners Resource Segment Calculator
As far as frame joinery, open to suggestions, based upon simplicity but requiring strength.
Any comments about approach, design, materials, etc would be greatly appreciated.
Robert
After building two arbors (with arches on top) for the wife she has moved on to a garden gate project. This gate will actually sit under the most recent arbor/arch I built. I have built gates before, even monster sized gates that have never sagged because I overbuilt them. Mostly some kind of 2 x 4 & Z type frame.
The current project will be similar to the attached picture and I am concerned about how to get this into a "sag proof" design based on the picture of what she wants in the end. I will probably make the gate out of Western Red Cedar but open to suggestions. It will be a big gate, roughly 7 foot to the top of arch, and 40" wide (more or less)
As far as the "top part", the circle area, I wonder if I can get away with routing this out of some kind of plywood for simplicity and protecting it from the elements with a couple layers of exterior paint/stain?? I could always make this out of WRC using a segment calculator, but my past arches have required a 2 x 6 board to obtain a 3.5" width and this appears wider than 3.5" - Based on: Woodturners Resource Segment Calculator
As far as frame joinery, open to suggestions, based upon simplicity but requiring strength.
Any comments about approach, design, materials, etc would be greatly appreciated.
Robert
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