Fencing 101: How to Tie a New Zealand Fence Knot

In Part 7 of Pasture Project’s video series on fencing, we focus on the New Zealand fence knot. Thanks to Kent Solberg (Sustainable Farming Association of MN & Seven Pines Farm and Fence) for his contributions to this video.
Filming and editing by Turned Earth Media.

[@sighfactor]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent

[@gerrybrownlee3217]

Thank you, 😊🙏

[@Rustsamurai1]

What a very good instructor, thank-you. The Kiwi accent was very thuck, but managed to git it.

[@kevinhuddleston4219]

Well done ,keep looking to New Zealand fencing methods ,and tools ie Hayz wire stainer ect and you won't go wrong.

[@DLM517]

making work out of it, go Texas repair unfit and never look back!

[@MD-uu5nt]

Strainrite tools would be better than Hayes. Also NZ made but better stuff.

[@Regc10]

Thank you

[@jab8823]

How would you go about straining the hot wire up if you're not leaving enough room for fence strainers in-between the insulator and the knot? or do you use something different to stain it up.

[@rallyphilip]

You strain it at the other end

[@seanoreilly7123]

Brill thanks

[@lakijose5994]

this might be handy

[@NZTorz]

What gauge wire are you using.

[@allanpennington]

Im using 2mm high tensile wire for my espalier tiers and the run is 13m long. Im using a ratchet cog strainer at one end to enable tightening. The wire runs through 6 equally spaced L Brackets for support between my fruit trees. What is the best way to terminate this type of wire at the start where its attached to a galvanised L bracket with a hole in it not a post; and then around the shaft of the ratchet. I find it very hard to twist. And I wish I had one of those horizontal spinning feed mechs......I made a hell of a mess when I tried to feed out the first 13m of wire! It only took me an hour to untangle.

[@user-qx1wl2um2k]

how long does it take for that snapped off piece to equal a full roll of wire?

[@shawnsavage9015]

Nice... Why do you only put 3 wraps at the post end and 5 wraps at the insulator end?

[@fomoco300k]

That first loop that goes over, under, over in the termination knot is what has the holding power on that side of things. Since that is a bit cumbersome for the other side (facing away from you while going around a small, non-stationary object) you rely on the strength of more tight wraps.

[@scorpionregent648]

The post end has a back hand hitch with 3 wraps. Only wraps are used to tie off the insulator because of its shape, so it needs 5 to do the job.