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I don't work on a farm and I don't put up fences. Why I watched this video , I don't know, but I really enjoyed it.

I love seeing manual labor done by men who aren’t sour old bastards who hate their life. One of my biggest fears growing up was ending up like my grandpa, he had anger issues and worked all day long on projects like this. He had a tool for everything, knew dozens of knots, was a real hands on guy. But his bitterness really sucked the joy and satisfaction out of being this type of man. It makes me eager to learn these things or try my hands at them to at least experience the tasks at hand when I see smiles and laughter. It looks like work, but it’s fun and inviting.

Thanks to all who helped stoney ridge farm and showing the different knots. Be safe all. Peace.

Luke you have my respect. That marks and cuts on your hands show me that your a hard worker and are not afraid to do the job perfect

I am impressed by the figure eight knot. These guys seem to show a lot of pride and workmanship by doing it the right way .

I am a professional fencer for many years and have fenced from gardens forestry sites farms big and small budget films road projects and government jobs but I cannot find fault with any of the methods used in this project and it takes a good job to impress me cos their are a lot of bad fencing vids on utube especially ones made by materials manufacturers

No crimping necessary! Those knots are awesome, I never need to use my broken crimper tool ever again, this is huge! Thanks guys, God bless a man who knows what he's doing and passes it along.

Knot demonstrations began here 12:37 5 Turn Wrap 12:50 (That's not a knot) Figure 8 Knot 14:43 (Super Cool Knot) Reef Knot 16:16 (Not for tension) Termination Knot 9:07 Installing Bull Nose Insulator 10:02 Installing Ratchet Strainer 10:55

It never ceases to amaze me how simple it seems when a pro does something.

Been putting up barbed wire for 50 years. Never seen anyone use one of those knots. Pretty cool.

Trying to do it right the first time here. First EXCELLENT video I have come across. Thank you!

I've never done fencing. I happened across this video by accident. it's good to see you guys doing honest work, enjoying it and trying to teach people how. Pretty awesome, good job.

The first time I put up smooth wire I just terminated with five wraps. The first cow that hit it unwrapped two wires on each end! Learned my lesson quick.

My Dad was a fence builder but he didn’t have all those fancy tools he did it all by hand and he was good at what he did. I used to go with him to help when I was a kid. That fence building is no joke. He built fences for ranch, farms, houses. You name it. God rest his soul! Miss you Dad!

I enjoyed watching and learning a trade that I've never done! Having a trade where you use your hands is the best. You will always have that trade, no one can take it away. Sometimes we forget that not everyone can do what you do. It is a skill you learned by watching and doing. Never think, oh anybody can do this job. You are talented, skilled and hard working! Thank you for letting me into your world!

The knot in the thumbnail is the same knot piano tuners use to splice piano strings, except we clip the excess outside the knot where you wrapped it around the wire. I used to do fencing on the farm and we spliced wire all the time, but It was 2 strand barbed wire and I don’t think that knot will hold without breaking with medium gauge 2 strand barbed wire. To pull the wire tight we used a come a long with a clamp that gripped the wire and pulled it to the post then tied it off. You could pluck it like a banjo string. My dad was an electrical lineman and had access to the dumpster when they replaced old power lines. We had some pretty high tech electric fencing.

I have been using many of these knots in the oil field with ropes and limber cable but have never thought about using it in a fencing application so my eyes are now open, thank you for this excellent video!

Who knew there was such technology and knowledge needed to run a fence. You are definitely doing it the right way

Nice tight fence. I've seen my father in law pull a 1/4 mile of gaucho so tight it lifted off of the ground. He was a perfectionist, every post the same height, and used a "story board" to set the height of each wire on a 5 string barb wire fence. Corners were double braced and each had double cross tensioners. Corners were made using 12-15" poles, and 6" cross members notched into the uprights with a chainsaw. These guys did a great job!

That was awesome! Gonna be re-viewing portions of this video time and time again.

Really jazzed for ya, Josh! It's lookin' fanTAStic! When I heard "reef knot", I thought, "Isn't that another name for a "square knot". Yep. I was a Boy Scout.

wait a second, how the hell I got here?? Im not into farm/fencing things... but this is really satisfying to watch

Man I used to do that for a living, every time I see it done my hands start to ache, lost count how many knots I’ve tied or staples I’ve hammered in. Still use the knowledge out and about now and again. Great work guys.

So impressed with this video and fencing job, I just ordered the most expensive tshirt ever in my life. And i am 60. Love the slogan! Had to have it. Great job guys!

Most of that fence technology has been used and developed in New Zealand over the last 50 years or more When I was growing up there they had timed fencing contests to build a chain length( Chain length = 66 feet = 22 yards or 20+ metre's) of 7 wire fence with strainer posts and battens in the shortest time with the highest quality. Very interesting to watch professional fencer's doing their work. Not much wasted motion with those guy's. Thanks for posting the video. jb

As with any job you need the right tools. Luke certainly knows his trade. You are correct on the belly tool box. Lol. I have one and didn't know it. Luke is becoming a natural on camera. The electric line is a great finishing touch for your fence. Definitely a very informative video. Enjoyed.

These sorts of videos are how we advance humanity. not the garbage we see on free to air tv. Thanks for the vids, keep em comin!

Watching Luke tame that High Strength wire is very impressive. Learn some great stuff today. People it pays to watch the Stoney Ridge Farmer. If it's not tight, it's not right.

I just did 5 acres of 4 runs of smooth wire, man I wish I would have had this video before then, awesome video!!!!

An interesting presentation, which I will back to later in the day. Now, about the belly. About forty years ago I worked with a fellow that had a larger toolbox than yours. His justification for it was that growing up on a farm, his father had always told him that if you had a good piece of equipment, it should be kept under cover when it wasn’t being used.

OUTSTANDING VIDEO!! I am about to start building paddocks in anticipation of spring livestock coming in to the new farm, this video is gold!

Thank you men for showing the raping wire coming undone,and very good presentation of tying the knots to allow us to seethe wire. Stay safe everyone.

I can't wait till more of these kind of videos. This so far has not only me but I showed my dad. We both have learned a lot so thank you.

Hi guys I am not a farmer but I watched this video because I love to see how things are made or done. It was fantastic to see how easy you made it look , I really enjoyed it . Thank you all so much.👍🏻😎👍🏻🇬🇧

Wow, those guys are amazing. I live about 40 minutes away from them, so when I need fence help, I know who I'm going to call.

In the late 70's my summer job was building miles of fence for the highway Dept. We used the knots you showed but what we didn't have and I'd have loved to have is the chain walker and the way to break off the trails with the crack method. Those two things would have made life so much easier.

I'll probably never, ever, tie any of those knots. But I watched the whole video through without fast forwarding. Pretty cool video.

Fascinating watching skilled people at their craft. Great video.

I have no idea how this got recommended, I never put up a fence and dont even own such land as this....yet. But this is really great education and so well done. The best part isnt the fence, its that everyone in this video is articulate, intelligent, knowledgeable, hard working and with good hearts. All you guys, this is the america i know and seems so lost these days. All of you are the people I want around me in my life and i'd hire any of you in a second. Thanks for a great video and i like the music too. Bless you guys and stay safe. Hope to see you again.

Love the knots, so tidy and neat. When I did my electric fences on the farm I used twists to join the wires, not sure if the right name for them but you do the same thing, tension the wires with the strainers so they over lap and then put on the twist. I was dubious about how good they were but the rep gave me a demo and it snapped the wire before the twist let go. Im in Australia and it is a Gallagher product who is our big fencing company over here. A knot costs nothing which is a big saving I guess but I just liked these.

Man... This has got to be one of the BEST VIDEOS OF 2019 so far (if not the best!) Can't find enough words to describe. Well, how about the plain THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH? OBRIGADO and greetings from Portugal.

I see how them knots work now there incredible and seem so simple but very useful for many things whith wire thx for showing I really enjoy watching the fence build

Thanks for showing everyone how to do it right and do it with less effort and frustration. This was very helpful. About what you said about how long the post will last. You said 50 to 60 years. I'll be dead and gone before it needs replacing so it doesn't mater to me. lol Besides the wire will be old and rusted out before the post will. Thanks for the tips, you get a gold star.

Those knots are so neat and clean! Thanks for sharing on how to tie them!

you guys are professional, glad I found your video. Very enjoyable to watch!

You guys are genuine and smart

I’ve been in charge of keeping the fencers running at my work for 5 years now and I’ve learned a lot from this video

Thanks for the video just finished putting out 200 feet of wire cattle fencing and the termination knot worked great. Keep the videos coming.

Great job, Josh and the crew! I'm really gonna miss those guys. I feel like I know them all now! Please keep doing more video series like this one, Brother.

That fence is the real deal...great job

Love those knots and wire trimming technique. Wish I'd known that 30yrs ago working in the outback of Oz. It almost brought a tear to the eye.... almost

The high tensile wire education begins at 8:00 that’s what I came here for. Thanks for putting this up Josh.

So the reef knot is a square knot with tight wraps? Good video. I've been doing simple wraps at my terminations, but I will changing that from here on out. Woooooo!!!

These are the coolest jobs to learn about: the sort of job you never really think about until you see an expert. Then you see all the thought and technique they put into it.

Thank god - someone who actually does this professionally

No idea why as Iv no need to fence but I watched this from start to finish and enjoyed every second.

The British put galvanised posts around a coastal fort near me, well over a hundred years ago, the wire that was hung on them is long gone, but the posts are still there just as good as the day they were put in in the late 1800's

BS"D Josh you are a fountain of happiness and noladge, thank you so much again

Wow Josh very amazing fence video .. I can’t say it enough as I watch how knowledgeable farm fence solutions guy is .. with all those different knots .. I fenced a lot of fence in my day page wire an rail fence an never saw those type knots .. I really learnt something new about fencing !!!!👍 an the tools he has to do the fencing are jus absolutely wonderfull user friendly to make the job so much easier to do an easier on a mans body too!! Speaking of that love the little talk about having the extra tools in the gut ...hahahaha lol...I too have a few tools to help in that dept.. those are great bunch a guys you got to help to your fencing!!! Thanks very much for sharing ur fence project .. love the background music too I always get a little pick me up spirit going while watching 👍👍👍👍 WOOOOO !!!! Great job josh keep em coming !!!👌

Lots a tension wire. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.

This is very good. Well done guys!! I have a strange desire to build awesome fences when I retire. Very satisfying to see straight and tight at the end of the day. Kind of OCD. Thank you

My dear lord. I think this has got to be one of your best as far as instructionally important content. Anything worth doing is better done right👍🇺🇸👌 super excellent video Josh.

I’m not putting a fence up ever... If I ever was this would be my go-to vid. Good to see pro’s at work. Strangely fascinating vid guys. Well done. 🤙

Good video, I can never get my wire to break neat like the professionals. One tip i can give them though is , in stead of using ordinary pliers with the wire use the type plumbers use to deal with taps (faucets) with a fine finish. They have smooth jaws and don't damage the galvanizing of the wire. This will give your fence some more years before mending is needed.

This is great stuff to learn, these guys are knowledgeable without a doubt. I do think it's interesting that they called that the reef knot, when it looks exactly like a square knot

Thanks Luke, you do an excellent job of explaining everything. Very informative.

I have seen these knots in the past but had never seen how they were done nor the tools you demonstrated. Thanks for a very informative video.

TwistTight Ties from L&C Ent are amazing. Over 20 yrs ago, I served as a fence installer, foreman, and advanced to being a supervisor over many foremen as well as being one of the sales reps for them. Through my experience with L&C Ent, I can attest... they know what they're talking about!

Sweet. My keg gut is now a tool box!

At my grandparents farm when i was a kid we had a few pipe posts and having them open was a bad idea. That's why those specific ones would be closed wither by welding a cap on them, or a wooden end cap on some, or sticking in some plastic bottles and such. We did that because those are perfect places for wasp nests and you don't want that. As for wired fences we had that zig-zag type of net and we tied it with our hands not with a drill. Granted that it was pretty difficult to get it tight and would get loose after some time too.

Thanks for showing how the wire was attached to the post.

I have a “huge” .55 acre lot with electric fence along one property line for the farmers cows, so I have zero fence, and yet I absolutely loved this video and don’t understand why.

Thanks for the video. I will be calling Farm Fence Solutions very soon.

Josh, when people razz you about your belly just tell them "I'm an old farmer building a shed over my tools". Great info from Luke @ Farm Fence Solutions. Those knots will come in handy for my fence job. Thanks, Alan

If I'm being honest I don't have a fence nor planning on building one I just find these videos entertaining

Great job Josh on the fencing so far!. I have never seen a video this detailed on how to install fencing. Super funny bloopers at the end!.

The reef knot is just a square knot. Very cool video!

Strainrite is a New Zealand company with branches all around the world. Their chain-grab wire strainer is almost identical to the Hayes wire strainer (also NZ), which has been in use for over 100 years now.

Hey Mr Stoneyridge you and the Misses better beg and plead for those men to stay on and finish all that fencing as I see it you two will be working for ever to get it all done. Thank you for taking the time to share and for giving a laugh or two along the way.

Here in Australia we just buy the roll of that premade wire mesh fence. tie one end go to the other and your the come along or tensioner to pull the end tight. Also theres nothing stopping the femce mesh from being pushed down if say a tree branch falls on it. All those tiedowns can just slide right down.

Thank you guys so much for these videos and this channel. I found you a few weeks ago and I have already learned so much. I am new to a lot of this stuff and your channel has taught me a ton. I'll definitely be looking at ways I can contribute to the channel and help spread it. Thank you again.

Very professional fence installation .Enjoyedwtching and learning.

I'll be watching this one over and over again. Thanks!

the knot tying is great info, putting up a fence and this will help make it solid

As and old Navy veteran... loved the knot tying.

Josh this has been a really good fence building series. I have learned a lot. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for the video. 👍👍👍❤️

Professional. Only one word for you guys. Thump up and like from Thailand.

Thanks for all your videos. I enjoyed watching someone else do fence for a change LOL These guys make it look easy!

If you leave the ends of the knots long and loosely wrapped you can go back and adjust things. If you twist them tight and snap them off you have to replace the whole thing.

Seeing you country boys at work made me feel like I was back home. God damn I miss the farm. Thanks for the nostalgia.

Farmers and fisherman always have such a broad knowledge of material science, nature, economics, entrepreneurship, etc. Amazing stuff.

I can't believe the man doesn't ware gloves! Thanks for the lessons.

Learned a lot about fence install, but really just stayed for the fiddle music in the background.

Got to respect a man with bloody knuckles - he obviously works for a living.

I'm really enjoying seeing the fences go up. I'm starting to see those fields full of cattle.👍🏻👍🏻

Wow, great information and entertaining as well. Loved seeing how the fence went up and how the knots came together. Great job, guys!

Thank you,dudes,,,,I have been schooled......😐...........I will use these wrap knots for the rest of my days.....cool stuff to know....and teach my kids,and freinds.......wow...pros at work....the best way....😐....land o' lakes,wi.usa.

Excellent.. Video.. I have an interest in Fencing.. I don't know Why? But I Do.. I had a few years experience on the Ranch about 10yrs back.. I went to a Country Fair and watched Some Professional Fencers doing Public demonstrations.. I learnt a lot and put it into practice.. On my Horse and Pony Paddocks.. It served me Well.. The Company was Gallagher Fencing Products New Zealand? I miss them days.. This brought back good Thoughts and memories.. Excellent.. Greetings from Emerald Isle. ☘️PS most Guys can't tie their Boot laces.😂 👍

I don't know how i got here but a very informative and interesting video. Loved seeing and hearing those wires snap and break off.