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    jkerich Posts: 28, Reputation: 1
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    May 11, 2017, 05:39 AM
    Building a Raised Garden box, rebar getting stuck
    I am building a raised Garden box using the landscaping timbers. I am using 4 layers of timbers and am dovetailing the corners. My problem is the rebar are not going through the hole into the next timber. I think my problem is the timbers are shifting and the holes are going out of aliment. So what is the right technique to do this? Do two layers at a time? Have someone else hold the timbers so they don't shift? When I did a box with only 2 layers I had no problems hammering the rebar through the timber holes.
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    May 11, 2017, 12:34 PM
    Rebar isn't always straight. You might consider a slightly bigger hole. The rebar ends should be radiused like a spike.
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    May 11, 2017, 06:24 PM
    You are over-thinking the application. You should only have to stagger the timbers. No one I know uses dovetailing or rebar. How high are you making the boxes?
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    May 15, 2017, 11:17 AM
    4 rows of timbers high. I found that putting my foot on the timbers stop them from shifting as I hit the rebar in as well has not hitting it hard allowed me to get it though all 4 timbers without problems.

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