At Home Explore Ask the Builder: You can make decorative wood fence posts March 17, 2025 at 8:00 am Updated April 6, 2025 at 4:03 am ...

The fence is constructed by attaching vertical twigs to two wires strung parallel to the ground between posts. You can place the upright posts closer together if you want to use it as a barrier.

Most fences (and privacy screens) are built with 4-by-4 posts with 2-by-4 supports run horizontally between them. Fences typically use thin cedar boards as the infill, and the detail can go ...

You can now fashion 8 different fence post designs if you want. The decorative posts I cut for my wife all those years ago were created by making 20 saw cuts at the top of each post.