{"id":910,"date":"2016-06-21T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=910"},"modified":"2016-06-30T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T20:11:55","slug":"using-wood-posts-with-wrought-iron-fence-for-a-custom-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/using-wood-posts-with-wrought-iron-fence-for-a-custom-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Wood Posts with Wrought Iron Fence for a Custom Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our customer Jim from Ohio recently sent us in some photos of his completed project that are an amazing and beautiful example of using wood 4&#215;4 posts in conjunction with wrought iron fence for an amazing custom look.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-911\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_scrollwork_decorative_wood_post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_scrollwork_decorative_wood_post.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Posts Combined with  Wrought Iron Fence Make for a Stunning Custom Look\" width=\"581\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_scrollwork_decorative_wood_post.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_scrollwork_decorative_wood_post-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Posts Combined with Wrought Iron Fence Make for a Stunning Custom Look<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Jim utilized our 4ft tall Traditional Grade Wrought Iron fence in Classic style. \u00a0He also used our Butterfly Scroll and Guardian add-on decorations to give the fence a more custom look. \u00a0Those add-on decorations come loose and can be added in any configuration over the picket on new or existing fences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-912\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_decorative_iron_fence_scroll_ornate_wood_post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_decorative_iron_fence_scroll_ornate_wood_post.jpg\" alt=\"Wrought Iron Fence with Add-on Decorations Mounted on Wood Posts \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_decorative_iron_fence_scroll_ornate_wood_post.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_decorative_iron_fence_scroll_ornate_wood_post-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrought Iron Fence with Add-on Decorations Mounted on Wood Posts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the wood posts, they can easily be used with our standard brackets. \u00a0You simply have to provide a wood lag screw to attach the bracket to the wood post.<\/p>\n<p>Jim started with standard wood 4&#215;4 posts. \u00a0He then routed the grooves in the face of the post and used a wood burning kit for the shamrocks. \u00a0After sanding and staining the posts, he affixed our 4 inch cast iron ball caps to the tops.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-916\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_Scroll_decorations.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_Scroll_decorations.jpg\" alt=\"Butterfly and Guardian Add-on Decorations with our 4ft Tall Iron Fence\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_Scroll_decorations.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4ft_iron_fence_Scroll_decorations-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butterfly and Guardian Add-on Decorations with our 4ft Tall Iron Fence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our iron fence can be mounted to just about any flat surface. \u00a0In addition to wood posts, we have had folks mount our aluminum and iron fence panels directly to brick, stone and stucco as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-917\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/iron_fence_decorative_scrollwork.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/iron_fence_decorative_scrollwork.jpg\" alt=\"Add-on Decoration Castings Give our Standard Iron Fence a Custom Look\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/iron_fence_decorative_scrollwork.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/iron_fence_decorative_scrollwork-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add-on Decoration Castings Give our Standard Iron Fence a Custom Look<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simply stunning work Jim. \u00a0It turned out great. \u00a0A perfect example of how a little creativity can take our already beautiful fence and crank it to 11 with some awesome handiwork and planning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our customer Jim from Ohio recently sent us in some photos of his completed project that are an amazing and beautiful example of using wood 4&#215;4 posts in conjunction with wrought iron fence for an amazing custom 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