Barbed Wire Fence - Tying a Termination Knot

Tight fences are better fences. When you don't use a proper knot on the end of your wire you risk losing tension. This demonstration is to show how and why we tie termination knots at the end of our fence wires.

If anyone has any more ideas or suggestions (on any subject) I'd be glad to shoot video, after this pandemic blows over, or come over and record you explaining the process.

This series is meant to be part of a Small Acreage education project that OSU Extension is doing for new and beginning farmers, but who knows even the most seasoned veteran might learn some tips and tricks.

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Video shot and Edited by:
Shannon Mallory, Kay County Agriculture Extension Educator

[woodandwelding]

Best explanation I have seen, great job.

[tylerdavis]

This simple demonstration is greatly appreciated!

[georgvonsauer]

Maybe better than the way I was taught, but I wrap my termination 4 times staple and never had slacking problem from wire shifting, plus I can re tighten at the post, as the fence slackens, due to weather, deer hits, cow and horse strains and worse of all...elk and moose...with the old way you can use the termination point many times, before cutting and replacing the overworked wire...when possible, I would rather tighten at the post than somewhere in the middle.

[davidgregg]

Glad l watched this . Learned something new to put in my fencing "toolbox " .

[kaycountyosuextension]

3:06 Start of Tying the termination knot

[raul]

Can you show how to end the wire from side “a” to “b” after stretching it

[donnie]

Fence will get lose over time from fluctuations heat and cold over time. Not how you wrap your wire. If it happened at your wrap your t post would all be leaning away from direction the wire is losing it wrap. It just doesn't happen.

[jasonradcliff]

Maybe next time use the same knot that you tied and not edit it to a different one. Overall I can see how this would be a giant waste of time and make it almost impossible to re-stretch from the post if needed.