Wood fencing is made from durable woods.
If you have old wooden fencing around your house, you can recycle it to make a wide variety of yard and home art. Wood fencing is particularly useful for outdoor art because the wood is generally resilient to the elements and is less likely to rot and mold. One project that is particularly appealing is making a flag out of wooden fencing. Old fencing also has a vintage look that some homeowners may want to keep when displaying their flag. You can purchase most of these materials at a hardware or home improvement store.
Instructions
1. Determine which flag you would like to paint and purchase the supplies. If you are painting the American flag you will need to purchase red, white and blue paint as well as paint primer.
2. Cut the two fencing panels so they are 23 inches long. This will create the correct proportions for a rectangular flag. Cut the boards so that they are 12 inches long if you are making a square flag.
3. Place the panels horizontally so that their long edges are touching. Place two of the 12 X 2s on either end of the flag and the third in the middle. Each of the three pieces of wood should be vertical.
4. Attach the vertical pieces of wood to the fencing panels with woodscrews. Screw four woodscrews into each of the vertical pieces of wood one, five, seven and eleven inches from the bottom. This will secure the flag panels. If you are working with a particularly hard piece of wood, you will need to pre-drill your holes to prevent the wood from cracking.
5. Flip the panels over, paint them with wood primer and let them dry.
6. Draw the flag's patterns with the pencil and paint the flag in the appropriate colors. Allow the paint to dry and display it in your yard or home.
