Thanks for that fencer. Just a thought, but because screws are hardened is there a likelihood of heads dropping off in very hard frosts? Got a lad working with me at the moment who says he's seen that happen once. Should I go for coach screws?
I'm putting up this fence. It's a cleft oak post and rail (2 rails with 12 vertical pales per bay attached top and bottom to the rails). One way to economise would be to replace the green oak dowels that fix the pales to the rails with screws or nails fitted from the back. I know it's a shame...