Fences that include staples (mostly woven and barbed wire) are best tackled with a set of full-feature pliers with cutting notches or edges, a spike for pulling up staples and a hammer for driving ...

Drought is a seven-letter bad word. It seems like I have spent more years of my career dealing with drought or dry weather than I have average years, though no one seems to know what an “average” year ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you own a wire fence — welded, woven, chain link, electrified, barbed, or even hog-paneled — you'll eventually have to do some fence ...

Perhaps the most common and simplest fencing tool is the chain wire strainer, invented by New Zealand engineer EE Hayes more than 100 years ago. The Hayes brand is still sold, as are other designs.

Splurging close to six figures on a machine to pound wooden posts into the ground might seem extravagant but, when it’s geared up to supersede several ...