Post #73608 by 8FT Tiki on Fri, Jan 30, 2004 2:09 PM

Aloha all. I am trying to use my imagination to see through the snow covering my small yard today. And with another big snow storm heading our way this weekend, I decided to spend some time planning the changes we will make to the yard starting in Spring. Somewhere along the line I hope to incorporate the classic post & rope divider you see at amusement parks and some themed restaurants etc. You know, where they cut telephone poles to various lengths and then use the thick "nautical" rope to connect them and make a sort of rope fence?

Has anyone on TC done that sort of a project before? How about some of you who have pools like Traderpup or backyards that are completed? Got any tips or advice that can save me time, money or frustration? Like what is the best tool to use to cut the rope? Best way to attach the rope to the poles...

I have searched for earlier threads on the topic but didn't find too much. I also looked into the carving threads about carving on telephone poles because I have a source for those. I envisioned the posts as 2-3 foot tikis instead of the usual plain poles. I figured I would try to make them myself, but it seems that the knowledgeable carvers are very cautionary about using those poles for carving due to the chemicals used in their making. I still would like to have a 'tiki' type rope fence if possible. Any thoughts? THANKS!!

Save the Tikis!

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