Fencing the house can be very tedious task involving great amount of hard work and skill in it. For any home owner it is vital to have a well defined fencing system which can guard the house with perfection. When fences consist of railings, their size, shape and pattern assume great importance. Thus how the fence railings are cut determine these things.

Fence- Rail

Fences, generally made of wood, have rails. These rails are basically wooden fences made of split logs laid across each other at an angle. These railings are also horizontal wooden logs placed one above the other with some space in between supported by two bigger wooden logs at the ends.

Such fences are easier to make and to place around the house too. However the railings must be cut and made properly with the right angles and thickness for having a proper fence.

Fence- Rail cuttings

Fence rails are cut in various patterns and sizes. Some of the ways are as follows:
1) The vast majority of cuts are made with the fence set at the 90 degree position. This alignment does not take into consideration the angle marks on the SMT. However, if the SMT travel alignment is within tolerance, the angle marks will most likely be very close to true after this alignment. But experts recommend the use of some sort of measuring device instead of relying upon the angle readings of the SMT.
2) In case of square cuts, the crosscut fence must be set 90 degrees to the direction of travel of the SMT and not the blade. It must be noted that, this alignment is also true of standard miter gauge fences.
3) The face of the crosscut fence should be perpendicular to the main table. This is not important for most cross cuts but are required only when compound angle cuts are being done.
4) The West Virginia Lap Rail is not actually a split-rail fence as it is known but is cut at a saw-mill. One side of the Spruce or Hemlock rail is often 'half-round'. The other side shows where the rail was put through a saw. In most cases the half-round side is faced out and the cut-side in.

Conclusion

These are some of the ways in which fence-rails are cut and styled. However there are several ways in which fence rails can be cut. The home owners can also customize the fence-rail cuttings.