Tying Off Barbed Wire Around a Corner Brace Post With Fencing Pliers: Two Neat Wraps, No Gaps, and a Tail That Will Not Back Out
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. A barbed-wire fence is only as tight as the wrap at its corner post. A sloppy tie-off slips a little every hot afternoon until the whole run sags. At a corner brace, cut the strand and wrap it twice around the anchor post with no gaps; smooth barbless wire gets three wraps. Twist the tail around the strand five or six turns and staple the wraps tight. Never run a strand around a corner without cutting and tying it. What the specs say The British Columbia four-strand barbed wire fence specifications say wire is tied off at all brace panels except their Type III braces. Barbed wire is wrapped neatly twice around the tie-off post with no spaces between wires, and barbless wire is wrapped neatly three times. Virginia Cooperative Extension's high-tensile wire fence guide says fence wires should never pass an anchor post without being cut and...