Gate: part 2

After the steel framing and posts were all in place, C fit pieces of wood to the interior of the steel framing using scraps from leftover redwood boards from our previous projects.

He found the boards we used for the fence via Craigslist. They're old-growth redwood floor boards that had been removed from an old home. He planed the boards, sanded them and treated them with rosewood oil (the same treatment we used on our front porch and platform).

The boards are tongue and groove and fit together seamlessly. We had a really hard time trying to decide if we should use them for the gate/fence project or save them for future interior projects. The grain and color of the boards is really amazing. Obviously we went with the gate/fence but it was a tough choice....

And while C slaved away on the gate/fence I spent time on our other big summer project...