Split Rail Fencing

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Like all of our products, Bark House® Split Rails by Highland Craftsmen Inc.® are produced with the highest quality and environmental friendliness in mind. Our goal is to provide our clients with a long lasting, consistently manufactured product that is true to the long tradition of split rail fences (see history below). Installation information and different fence styles are available upon request.

Organic Gardeners love these materials for their all-natural, rot resistant qualities. They are used as traditional fencing or as support posts and arbors.

Stock Item: Locust Split Rails

Special Order: Cedar Split Rails

Rails
Standard Length: 10 feet
Special Order: Other Lengths
Locust Rail is aprox. 55 pounds
Cedar Rail is aprox. 37 pounds
Average Circumference is 15″
Normally Triangular Shape, But Other Configurations Exist

Posts
Standard Length: 7 feet
Special Order: Other Lengths
Locust Post is aprox. 65 pounds
Cedar Post is aprox. 44 pounds
Average Circumference is 18″
Normally Triangular Shape, But Other Configurations Exist

History of the Split Rail Fence
Split rail fencing is an original American fence that has been widely used since colonial times. There are many variations of fence styles and the names they are recognized by, depending on the region they originated from. Chestnut was the log of choice from the beginning, due to its ease of splitting and rot-resistance. After the chestnut blight that also affected bark shingle production, locust became the exclusive split rail in the south and cedar in the north.