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Does anyone know where I you can get those curved capping boards you can put on top of a arched fence or arched gate? Couldn't find any at local timber yards or DIY stores. I can only find them online for example (2.1m Bendy Caps – BG Fencing) but the shipping fees are ridiculous for what I...

As far as I know the angle should be 45 degree or more, any thing less is relatively inefficient. Now that we've established a min range i'd be interested to know what is the max range.

When making a ledge and brace garden gate what is the minimum and maximum angle a brace should be positioned at?

Ok...seen as most of you are advocating use of nails, I'll use nails. My stock is 19mm boards with approx 30-32mm rails. The only round head ring shank nails I can find are 50mm x 2.65. The next size down is 40mm. Ideally I'd have preferred a 45mm but cant find any. The only ones available...

As my earlier post I could snip the pointy bit so I've plenty of thread and I've tested on a scrap piece with the pointy bit intact screwing down approx 15mm and I couldn't even pull it out with a claw hammer.

If screwed from the back I don't see any issue with security.

Could use stainless steel screws. It's more likely the timber will break than the screw as its pressure treated softwood. I've seen traditional gates built with oak screwed from the back and then plugged to give a clean finish. Seems like old timers prefer nails over screws.

could get a 50mm screw snip the sharp point off to give more thread.

I've got 19mm boards with 30 mm rails. Would 45mm screws from rear provide enough hold?

What kind of fixing would you recommend for a ledge and brace tongue and groove garden gate. Would you use screws or ring shank nails? I've come across some gates where the tongue and groove boards are fixed with screws from the rear. Are there any pros or cons to fixing boards using screws...