How to Build a Palisade Wall

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Cut down around ten trees around fourteen feet in height.

   These should be only two to three inches in diameter. ,, One a little down from the top of the vertical logs.
   
   One in the middle.
   
   One a little up from the bottom. , (Note that connecting the logs should be done while they're on the ground). ,, It is easier to push the end the blunt part into the trench so that it catches and then to tie a rope around the top and pull. ,
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   Step 2: Take off their limbs and bark.

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   Step 3: Sharpen the end that will stick up if cut with chainsaw.

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   Step 4: Cut down three smaller trees to connect the larger ones together.

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   Step 5: Repeat step two for these trees

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   Step 6: it is optional whether you repeat step three since these are only connecting beams.

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   Step 7: Place the the connecting beams in the following positions.

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   Step 8: Put a nail through the connector beam to each of the vertical logs.

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   Step 9: Dig a trench about a foot across and about four feet down.

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    Step 10: Proceed to put the pre-constructed palisade in the trench.

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    Step 11: Continue until wall is up to the length you need.

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