In the July 1994 issue, Popular Mechanics published a timeless how-to on making your own picket fence. We've updated the approach since then, but many of the ideas, tactics, and tools remain the ...

Making your own decorative wooden posts is just a matter of practice and patience.

Preservative-treated timber fence posts have developed a pretty dire reputation over the past decade or so. Countless farmers have shelled out thousands for these products, gone to the expense of ...

Preservative-treated timber fence posts have developed a pretty dire reputation over the past decade or so. Countless farmers have shelled out thousands for these products, gone to the expense of ...

Photo/ Tom CarterThis 4-foot-tall fence post is as straight as the day it was installed. It was not set in concrete. Q. What is the preferred method to set fence posts? My 5-foot-tall solid-picket ...