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<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjUJCKC8fVbYTSQNNgW-cgxpGHR4Go2mC2zttP815wuSkJnQTDeK_T5rJ8CgHQJo7lyJMJub1vACG-ge-axvgUUBWqBePQNd2KnqMI-c6CYEqIHJJcbbUhy07enGHSJ4b7Im42arRYc/s1600/IMG_0675.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457822799913063986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjUJCKC8fVbYTSQNNgW-cgxpGHR4Go2mC2zttP815wuSkJnQTDeK_T5rJ8CgHQJo7lyJMJub1vACG-ge-axvgUUBWqBePQNd2KnqMI-c6CYEqIHJJcbbUhy07enGHSJ4b7Im42arRYc/s400/IMG_0675.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I started with a 1" x 8" x 12' piece of pine and had it cut into 41-inch sections (at Lowes - they did it for me!). I used a 1" x 6" x 15" piece of wood to make the horizontal slat. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvvWPvpCDw4DVWlfzQWMHvIH2qYTNSac_xqUUuWivjtY4N00XNRKS-DvsZXypelVSOwo8LlcYuOgqlypkvXrkLtX8DUPN_vx6DUKmJjIGZOausiYPcu_L6Blmmkcq-PicbIQerLF9etI/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457822809921578530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvvWPvpCDw4DVWlfzQWMHvIH2qYTNSac_xqUUuWivjtY4N00XNRKS-DvsZXypelVSOwo8LlcYuOgqlypkvXrkLtX8DUPN_vx6DUKmJjIGZOausiYPcu_L6Blmmkcq-PicbIQerLF9etI/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>I fastened them with 1 5/8" decking screws - regular screws would have caused rust. Next, I sanded them down - focusing on rounding the corners and raw cut ends. Finally, I applied a semi-transparent decking stain (Behr's Boothill Brown) to give it a weathered look... my goal was to match our wood shake roof.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtGrTTz_zmLVRtjp0E5g0JGVaFQdeNfsTQAyaRheAv3kIr5MxLZKYR795QVhXynBXWxQ6t5guHn9qPqneKzgDO7FRhyyFWAfJB1MksyN33hqSx_3CsRJpoMCd01D_Wgsa4jBILpogqKg/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457822791849750450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtGrTTz_zmLVRtjp0E5g0JGVaFQdeNfsTQAyaRheAv3kIr5MxLZKYR795QVhXynBXWxQ6t5guHn9qPqneKzgDO7FRhyyFWAfJB1MksyN33hqSx_3CsRJpoMCd01D_Wgsa4jBILpogqKg/s400/IMG_0732.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" /></a>Done!</div>

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