A Guide to Modelling Wooden Fences

[@bianchikat]

the fence is fab and your techniques were inspiring especially making the template..great for those repetitive jobs! only yesterday i was partially sawing five lolly sticks to make 5mm coping stones. thanks for uploading!

[@richardleaton4177]

Helpful video, nice to see scratch built warehouse, by the way the doors over the track are “jigger loft” top and “loophole” below.

[@michaelnichol3089]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. AS YOU SAID THE VERTICAL BOARDS ARE PALINGS THE HORIZONTAL BOARDS ARE KNOWN AS RAILS. THIS TERM N MAY HAVE A CONNECTION TO RAIL TRACK. MY FENCE DESCRIPTION IS USED IN HERE IN THE UK AND MAY POSSIBLY BE REGIONAL. I’M A RETIRED CARPENTER/JOINER CAPITALS DUE TO PARTIAL SIGHT AND REDUCED COGNITIVE ABILITIES

[@garydoc]

¡Hola buenas tardes! Your video couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m currently finishing work on a carriage siding and was trawling the Internet for suitable fencing ideas. The solution is, indeed, here. Brilliantly explained and, a clever late addition of the gig for cutting the boards - excellent! Stay safe and well. Un saludo. Gary

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thank you Gary for your kind feedback. It's great to here the methods I've used in this video provide a solution for your fence project.

[@exehavenharbour]

Another great little video Julian, it’s a great easy to make fence and that jig was a great idea, cheers for now John

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thank you for your kind feedback. If there's a jig that can be created to make mass production easier, then I'll make it (if not initially). Of course, fences lend themselves to jigs due to the repetitive components. A while back I made a jig to mass produce farm fence posts with holes drilled for the wire.

[@PaulSmith-pl7fo]

Hi Julian. Great video. The fact that you have made your own jig must give more satisfaction than just buying one off the shelf. Before you started your description, I had thought you had used lollipop (popsicle) sticks - but, of course, the scale would have been all wrong! The finished article (fence) looks fantastic.

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thanks Paul for your kind words. I noticed some had commented on a device called The Chopper which looks like a good versatile tool for mass cutting, but I am pleased that I have saved myself $60NZD (£30) by making my own simple jig specific to cutting the palings.

[@gregoryhale2202]

Where there is will there is a way, such a simple way of creating a paling fence. Cheers Greg

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thank you Greg for your kind feedback. The fence is not bang-on 'prototypical' but it looks the part I think and does provide a level of authenticity, particularly after weathering etc.

[@philRminiatures]

Well done, creative and realistic job!

[@steveharper5536]

Hi Julian useful video for people constructing fences, especially using the jig for mass production.

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Hi Steve, thanks for the kind feedback. Jigs can certainly be a saviour, even if I hadn't thought of it initially🙂

[@onnomulder9775]

Awesome how to Julian! Thanks for sharing. Cheers Onno.

[@SFRATON]

Great video Julian. Thanks and take care. Kevin

[@ericcoughlan]

Very useful tips. The best tip for me was the source of your wood sheet - I find it so hard to find scale wood here in Australia, as you do in NZ, so I will now go check out the local art supply store. Then my next problem is reducing the size of everything to fit N scale, but your technique can still be used.

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thank you Eric for your kind words. I bought the wood veneer at a nationwide art store here in NZ called Gordon Harris. I'm sure there will be similar stores in Aus. The interesting aspect about the veneer is you can delaminate it to create thinner sheets which might suit N scale.

[@theangelsmodellingandrailways]

Julian, great upload, goes to show that filming your progress can actually improve it by reflecting on it. The jig is really good idea, has given me an idea for the multiple pieces I will have to cut for my wooden trestle bridge, nice one. All the best. Brian

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thanks Brian for your kind feedback. You're absolutely right, filming is essentially documenting the process and while the fence was drying I was thinking if there was another way to mass produce palings that was less convoluted than printing out cutting templates.

[@peterbradford5987]

Great video. Thanks.

[@mikerees6871]

Hi julian-great idea and good tutorial -looks good 😎😎😎

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

That was excelent nice little walkthrough on how to make them you could also use match sticks as well just a surgesstion. cheers and all the best. Nicholas.

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

Thanks Nicholas for your kind feedback. Interestingly I use matchsticks for the fence post as they are closer in dimensions to a real post rather than the fence palings.

[@kenr86]

Someone else beat me to the comment on using a product called 'The Chopper" - produced in the USA by "North West Short Lines". I have one, perfect for making lots of small wooden items cut to the same size. But I love your design... I'll be making some fences in both HO and O scale...

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

I can certainly imagine there would be off-the-shelf products available for mass cutting, but in my case it was putting something together on the fly (and also avoiding paying $60NZD for The Chopper).🙂

[@gwrbuckleyjunction1733]

Evening Julian quick question don’t suppose you done a video on making you viaduct? Also brilliant video stay safe

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

I see you found the video about the viaduct. Unfortunately it's not a step-by-step video as I built the viaduct before I launched the Station Road channel.

[@gwrbuckleyjunction1733]

@@StationRoadModelRailway was it easy to bend round as am going to attempt it in n gauge lol so should be fun

[@StationRoadModelRailway]

@@gwrbuckleyjunction1733 It wasn't overly difficult to bend the outer card layers, but these were formed over an MDF base structure that was built to the curved shape.