What about fence building tools? What are post-hole augers / post-hole diggers?

Question: What about fence building tools? What are post-hole augers / post-hole diggers?

Post-hole augers and post-hole diggers are specialized fence building tools with which everyone may not be acquainted....

Answer: Below I list some basic fence building tools. Other than the first (post-hole augers or post-hole diggers), these are tools people commonly have on hand.

Tools for Fence Building:

• Post-hole auger (sometimes misspelled "augur") or post-hole digger
• Shovel and wheelbarrow for mixing concrete
• Power saw
• Hammer, punch
• Carpenter's square, level, mason’s line

Post-hole augers minimize the effort you'll have to expend on digging the holes. Unless you have a lot of time, these power tools are almost indispensable if you're installing a long fence across rocky terrain. Post-hole augers can often be rented from your local rental store.

Post-hole diggers are manual fence building tools. Learn how to use post-hole diggers in this video tutorial. Post-hole diggers can be bought at many large hardware stores.

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