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    Weave a Fence

    Oct 01, 2020 4 minutes
    By Pam Thoday, Wartook, Vic.

    Looking for a natural rustic approach to fencing? Something made from existing materials on your property? Woven fences are suitable for rural and suburban areas alike, but you’ll need to check local council requirements, as with any fencing project.

    EUCALYPT FENCE

    Having cleared an area around our dam of young sapling eucalypts I had a huge pile of wood that was long and moderately straight. Never one to waste anything, I sorted the pieces by thickness and left them over winter so that beetles would nibble away at the layer between bark and timber, leaving lovely sculptural markings. These

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