Will these trellises hold grape vines?

[@MarkMarogil]

I like how you highlighted each part of the plan in that corner graphic as you were working on it, nice touch. Also great (more for me than you) that you don't have all the tools needed because I feel like watching DIY videos is full of pro shops with a huge skillgap from my own. The project turned out awesome, nice job!

[@FarbulousCreations]

Hey there! Thanks so much for the kind words and great feedback! Glad you liked the corner graphic too! I realized as I was writing the voiceover that I had these names for the various parts in my head but that those didn't necessarily mean anything to someone watching the video - so I decided a little graphic would help make it more clear! Also I totally get the feeling of intimidation from watching all the pro makers with huge shops. But just keep in mind that almost none of them had that kind of shop to begin with. We all start small and grow our spaces as we get more into the hobby. If you click to the parts of the video where I have the inside of the garage open and visible, you'll see a stack of plywood and a bunch of insulation as I too am building out my garage into a more functional shop to grow my space and make my making more efficient. The other thing there is to remember that there's always another way to do a task if you don't have access to the same tools as the big wigs - it may take longer or be a less efficient, but you can always find other ways to do most things. And finding new ways to do a task is a great learning opportunity in and of itself as it makes you problem solve! :) Sorry for the unintentional wall of text! Really appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching!

[@wolfwoodworkingcreations4321]

And again I learned more. I definitely like the dowels more, it gave it a more eloquent look and played well with the curves on the cap piece. If you ever need to make a dowel small you can try nailing two nails in the end, chucking it in your drill and use your belt sander to smooth the dowel while the drill turns it for you. Did that make sense? Any-who, nice video.

[@FarbulousCreations]

Hey again Stephen! That totally made sense using the drill! Unfortunately these dowels were nearly 4 feet long so I'm afraid that might not have worked here. I had tried build a wooden clamping jig with a smaller dowel on the other side that I could mount in the drill, but the second I tried to spin it, the dowel was bouncing all over the place because it wasn't seated at a perfect 90 degrees to the rotational direction... that minor amount that it was off by got magnified over the full length of the dowel - so yeah it didn't go well. 😅I do think using a screw as you mentioned would have worked better, and definitely would have saved me time trying to make a pointless jig, so I'll definitely give that a try next time instead! Thanks! :)

[@chocol8milkman750]

What was the tool that hubby used to dig deep, but narrow holes for the posts? I'm about to do a similar project for climbing roses.

[@FarbulousCreations]

Hey there! I believe it's generally referred to as a "Hand Auger" or "Manual Tiller" for tilling weeds in the garden, so not exactly it's intended use - but he used it to loosen the dirt and then manually scoop it out by hand. Worked like a charm though! I have a link to a similar one in the description if you want to check it out!

[@bizm]

Beautiful trellises! A simple, classy and timeless design is always best in my opinion. I did have a question about your posts footings: What is the weather like where you live? I'm in Canada and here whenever we put in a post we always dig at the very minimum 3 feet deep (usually 4 feet is best) to get bellow the frost-line; otherwise as the ground freezes over winter it'll heave out posts like a hot knife through butter. If your area is cold enough to snow, you may want to find out what your frost-line is and make appropriate adjustment if needed while the grapes are still young enough to easily pull them off the trellis. (They're too nice to get destroyed by winter!)

[@FarbulousCreations]

Thank you for the kind words! And thank you for those tips! We actually live in Minnesota, so not too far from Canada and we get plenty of cold and snow here too. I'm wondering if the expanding foam will compress enough as the ground freezes such that that won't be a concern, since it's not as rigid as cement? We'll have to see. If we notice anything suspicious after this winter we'll definitely make the adjustments you noted first thing in the spring before the grapes get a chance to re-establish next year. Thanks!