[MassHistPres] antique fencing

[Cindy Brockway]

Have you considered the North Bennett Street School folks to see if this is something that could be done as a class project?  The Trustees has had a wonderful relationship with the school and its staff and does really great work.  The Woodworkers Guild is another great choice.  I also think that Skylight Studios would do a great job.  Not sure about the pricing, but the bid you have doesn’t seem unreasonable to me given the amount of work required to fashion the posts.

 

Would love to see a finished picture of the fence once installed.

 

Cindy Brockway

The Trustees

 

 

 

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of sally urbano
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 10:35 AM
To: Masshistpres Members <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Subject: [MassHistPres] antique fencing

 

Greetings to everyone.

         I am on the hunt for a resource to replace an antique  post and board fence. The posts are turned and the top is a  large ,rounded top similar to Dairy Queen cones, not acorns.  Recently vandals destroyed a fence such as this.

The original was made of locust which  was prevalent on the Cape at one time.  The posts are the problem as apparently they must be hand turned and mahogany is suggested as wood of choice.  The  bid is  without installation and painting and   amounts to $15,000 for 12 posts and two rails. extravagant ? 

Appreciate any information

with my thanks

Sally Urbano

West Harwich,ma 

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