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  1. 07-04-2020, 10:47 AM #1
    Tom Hyde
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    Double Arbor Gates

    Finally got these hung on my grape arbor. These are 4' wide each, 2.25" thick, wedged mortise and tenon joinery, western red cedar. The 3/4" panel is pre-glued together V-Groove T&G and floats in a groove, the pickets are dominoed. These gates should keep the deer, and occasionally elk, from eating everything in the yard.

    As for the grape arbor, I built that several years ago and only I would mortise, tenon and peg two dozen curved rafters into the center beam!

    The finish on the gate is sprayed with two coats of Emtech 2000 alkyd varnish for amber color and flexibility followed by five coats of Emtech 9300 polycarbonate urethane for durability. Bit of a test to see how this finish holds up.

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  3. 07-04-2020, 11:01 AM #2
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    Beautiful work. They look very imposing to me - almost like a castle gate.
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    Nice work Tom!
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    Absolutely beautiful. Nice work, Sir.
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    Beautiful work; very well done, and the arbor itself looks great as well.

    I'll be interested to hear how the finish works out.

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  7. 07-04-2020, 3:02 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by John TenEyck View Post
    Beautiful work; very well done, and the arbor itself looks great as well.

    I'll be interested to hear how the finish works out.

    John

    Me too. The finish that truly seems to work the best in terms of longevity and maintenance is WoodRX on uncovered full weather exterior cedar. The color can be splotchy though. The darker colors look pretty decent, the lighter ones are too orange for my taste. And it’s silicon based which can contaminate a shop, so I spray it outside in a tent with a dedicated sprayer.

    But I best like the natural wood color so I keep searching for the holy grail.
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  8. 07-04-2020, 3:41 PM #7
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    Great work and beautiful wood!
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  9. 07-05-2020, 9:05 AM #8
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    Very nice job on the project Tom, they are impressive.
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  10. 07-05-2020, 10:55 AM #9
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    Very elegant with wonderful lines and wood tones. May they wear well. Thanks for sharing.
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  11. 07-05-2020, 11:16 AM #10
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    Great Job Tom...
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  12. 07-05-2020, 3:30 PM #11
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    Nice work in creating that very elegant gateway.
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  13. 07-13-2020, 7:09 PM #12
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    Tom those are beautiful in both design and execution! I love the "cloud lift" element to the top profile that corresponds with the a standing vertical line of the slots in the front. Can you talk a little bit about how you hung them so that you are able to get them so straight and even?

    Thanks for sharing, Mike
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  14. 07-16-2020, 6:00 PM #13
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    Good Stuff Tom!
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  15. 07-17-2020, 4:57 AM #14
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    Beautiful looks great.
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  16. 07-25-2020, 8:35 PM #15
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    Tom — Those look great. How did you find working with western red cedar for the joinery? I did some work with it a few years back and quickly found out it wasn’t dried to the same standards as I was used to with hard woods. Made for some challenging joinery when the wood moves on you
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