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Designing the fence line

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The simplest strained wire fence is a straight fence stretched between two straining posts, with intermediates between. Complex layouts around fields or following boundaries are made up in one of the following ways: A series of straight lines between a series of straining posts. As the fence is built, Monkey or similar wire strainers are...

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