GRANITE QUARRY — This kind of fence goes by many names — snake-rail, worm, zigzag or battlefield fence. But it’s a thing of simple, beautiful efficiency that old-timers would have said is horse-high ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Hopper pivoted over the limestone slab on a makeshift raised table in front of him. Holding a round hammer in one hand and a ...

Anyone who has driven along local back roads has seen drystone fences. They’re obviously old, but virtually all memory of their origins has been lost over time. Vandals entertain themselves by pushing ...

Every spring for the last 22 years, I’ve maintained a nearly forgotten part of Ontario heritage that’s still a working feature of the rural landscape where I live on Manitoulin Island. Nestled along ...

When the groundhog tests the weather in early February, it’s time to start thinking about the rotting fence you never got around to replacing. Fencing comes in a wide variety of styles and materials, ...

Don Hopper pivoted over the limestone slab on a makeshift raised table in front of him. Holding a round hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other, Hopper gently tapped the chisel. A flat bit of ...