Wooden arbor - simple DIY project

Step 1 Materials and tools

Mitre saw is really usefull, though a fretsaw might be enough. Fretsaw is a must due to round cuts.

Comments

[jkadas]

This is a great project. I would be interested in building one that is much larger, say, for a back deck that is 16'x26'. I imagine it would have to be about 18'x30' and about 12' high (to accommodate the structure from the ground to the roof of the house not just the deck itself). I am wondering what kind of reinforcement would be needed in the center or if it could be built without the Parthenon effect where it will end up looking like a building filled with columns. Any suggestions? Has anyone ever built one to those dimensions? Anyway, beautiful structure - very pleasing to the eye.

[Creativeman]

Great job...just my kind of "stuff"...keep up the good work!

[skiedra]

Cheers. Creativeman

[orbecerril]

how do you make the top

[skiedra]

Which top, orbecerril? The one for the strips? It's a 5x10cm plank turned sideways

[scoochmaroo]

It's gorgeous!!

[skiedra]

Thanks, scoochmaroo. Noone could imagine that when I brought home a pile of planks and wall studs :)