Historic BuildRail-type fencing has been used in America since the original 13 colonies.
Primarily used for boundry demarcation, rail fences were made from readily available, and durable materials like cedar and pine.
Untreated cedar and pine materials have the added benefit of being animal friendly. And most rail fences work well on uneven and difficult terrain.
During the American Civil War, the Confederate and Union armies discovered another benefit. Both armies used existing, rail fences as a source of firewood.
Tahoe Fence had the opportunity to replicate a historic fence found at Whitehawk Ranch in Clio near Graeagle, CA (Plumas County.) Our crews built a lodgepole pine fence with doweled rails fitted into posts with mitered sockets.
