In the July 1994 issue, Popular Mechanics published a timeless how-to on making your own picket fence. We've updated the approach since then, but many of the ideas, tactics, and tools remain the same ...

Q. I plan to build a privacy wood fence, and I’ve got many questions, not the least of which is how to secure horizontal wood framing members to the vertical fence posts so the weight of the fencing ...

Before you completely tear down your boring old fence to start anew, consider sprucing it up with some of these less costly ...

Wooden privacy fence around a yard - Elena Alex Photo/Getty Images It seems like most home improvement projects that involve using wood boil down to a simple question: is traditional wood more ...