Fixing Wooden Garden Sleepers Together

[Sir BoD]

I'm creating an edging for my raised garden with sleepers. However, a few of the angles are greater than 90 degrees, so am going to have to mitre some of the cuts. That's not my worry (although I can see it being hard work cutting by hand!)

I'd like to ask what the best way is (aesthetically and simplicity wise) of joining them? I'm guessing the right angles are simple and neat enough to fix with coach screws, but with joins larger than right angles, driving coach screws at angles would look messy?!

That said, do they really need to be joined together? Would it work (look and practicability wise) if I just get some steel stakes and peg behind each sleeper just before the mitre join?

Any advice would be most welcome, ta!

 

[Gramaisc]

With care, you could do a version of a Kreg joint - if you do it from the inside, all will be hidden.

 

[Sir BoD]

With care, you could do a version of a Kreg joint - if you do it from the inside, all will be hidden.

Thanks for that Gram, but you lost me the moment you mentioned the words 'with care'.

 

[Gramaisc]

Thanks for that Gram, but you lost me the moment you mentioned the words 'with care'.

It's the "starting the drill at angle" that involves the 'care' bit - it needs some practice without a jig.

 

[Thehooperman]

It's the "starting the drill at angle" that involves the 'care' bit - it needs some practice without a jig.

I hear the Irish are quite good at these so Gramaisc may be able to point you in the right direction here

 

[Sir BoD]

Hmm, I'm now looking perhaps dowling each sleeper into the ground now. Gah, I hate it when there's more than one way to do something!!

 

[Gramaisc]

Hmm, I'm now looking perhaps dowling each sleeper into the ground now. Gah, I hate it when there's more than one way to do something!!

Luckily, there is only one way to spell 'dowel'.

I hear the Irish are quite good at these so Gramaisc may be able to point you in the right direction here

I Flatley deny any ability in that direction.

I am surprised that you think such a situation could be reel.

 

[stoofer34]

The remains of a HV Test Cell incorporated into garden landscaping

Grams initials may be carved into them somewhere?

S

 

[Gramaisc]

The remains of a HV Test Cell incorporated into garden landscaping

Grams initials may be carved into them somewhere?

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There might be a few divots from that giant air-rifle that was made to test the compressor guard meshes - one and a half inch diameter brass bullets - I suspect that we should really have had a firearm certificate for that!

 

[c0tt0nt0p]

Our raised beds are all at 90 degrees and we used steel right angle brackets drooled in. Depending on the angle you could bend them out a little.

In fairness once they were full of soil it was clear they wouldn't be moving anyway screwed in our not...

 

[littleme]

Husband/carer used coach screws, then brackets on the inside where you will backfill, with shorter coach screws on angles greater than 90 degrees & the soil/backfill should do the rest....

 

[Noah]

Luckily, there is only one way to spell 'dowel'.

Middle English "dowle"

 

[Gramaisc]

Middle English "dowle"

Middle England is what got us into the current mess.

 

[Sir BoD]

Middle England is what got us into the current mess.

I'd call my garden 'a little untidy', not a mess.

 

[Gramaisc]

I'd call my garden 'a little untidy', not a mess.

An Eton Mess is what we're all in...

'Naturalistic' is possibly the word you're looking for?