Finally got these hung on my grape arbor. These are 4' wide each, 2.25" thick, wedged mortise and tenon joinery, western red cedar. The 3/4" panel is pre-glued together V-Groove T&G and floats in a groove, the pickets are dominoed. These gates should keep the deer, and occasionally elk, from eating everything in the yard.
As for the grape arbor, I built that several years ago and only I would mortise, tenon and peg two dozen curved rafters into the center beam!
The finish on the gate is sprayed with two coats of Emtech 2000 alkyd varnish for amber color and flexibility followed by five coats of Emtech 9300 polycarbonate urethane for durability. Bit of a test to see how this finish holds up.
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