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© 2015 by Jeff Beneke
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March 12, 2015
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beneke, Jeff.
How to build a fence : plan and build basic fences and gates / by Jeff Beneke.
pages cm. — (A Storey basics title)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-61212-442-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-61212-443-8 (ebook) 1. Fences—Design and construction—Amateurs' manuals. 2. Gates—Design and construction—Amateurs' manuals. I. Title.
TH4965.B46 2015
690'.89—dc23
2014033712