Tongue And Groove Gate Plans

Next with the tongues and grooves on all the boards grab the board with only a tongue moulded on and the board with only a groove within it as we need to run a chamfer on the.

Tongue and groove gate plans.

Lay nine pieces of tongue and groove wood face down parallel to each other on a flat surface. Plus the tongue and groove cedar boards ensure privacy as no one will be able to peek through slats in the gate. To produce the tongue the spindle block is lifted and then the boards go through face down. Match the tongue on one board with the groove on the other board.

In a router you can ignore this as the boards should go through face down. Use a 3 4 inch chisel to clear out any material in the groove. Unfinished pine tongue and groove shiplap siding board 6 pack model 276588 view the ufp edge unfinished tongue groove. Flip the boards over and repeat on the other face.

The gate we are making is made from treated sawn timber planks which are 100mm wide and 25mm thick. Next we ll cut the tongue that will make up this tongue and groove joint. For a gate approx 1m wide ours was actually 900mm you will need 5m. This timber is called 4 x 1 treated timber in the builders yards and timber merchants where you will find it is a lot cheaper than places like homebase and b q.

This project provides instructions to create a 42 inch wide cedar wood gate that will add style and function to a fence.