Barbed wire fence

Having bashed out some simple fences and minefield markers, it's on to a slightly more complex build: barbed wire fences. For these, I built my simple fences but left the wire untied on the ends. I then wrapped my 30 guage florist's wire around a pencil. When I slid the wire off the fence, I have the coils for the barbed wire. I cut the coil in half so I have some on either side of the middle post. I then threaded the fence wire through the coil and tied it off. That's more or less it.

 It's a bit fiddly and not as imposing as the real thing, but if you double them up, you get a pretty substantial barrier.

Florist's wire is pretty much perfect for the job. It's easy to bend but substantial enough that it will stay in shape you bend it into.