New cedar fence

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> Hi - making a new veggie garden fence for my DW. She's been putting up
> with me for all these years - she deserves a nice fence.
>
> This is the style that she picked out:
>
> http://www.waysidefence.com/images/large_image/kennedycapp1.jpg
>
> I'm gonna make it in cedar (pretty clear stock): mortise & tenon the
> ballusters into the rails, and mortise & tenon the rails into the
> posts. That'll take me some time but I've got the time, and I know how
> to do that.
>
> Things I don't know:
>
> 1) Should I put glue in the mortises, or will the weather just bust the
> joints?
> 2) I need to add some fasteners. Should I nail through all mortises?
> Use what kind of nails (need to avoid stains)? I have nothing against
> those epoxy-coated deck screws, but they are very obvious.
>
> BTW, the fence will be 224' perimeter. but, like I said, I have the
> time. Also, the posts will be slightly higher than shown in the pic:
> electrified fence to be added immediately after woodworking project is
> completed.
>
> Comments welcome !!

I would use stainless steel nails finish nails to secure the pickets
between the inner and outer bottom and top rails rails. Use a spacer to
evenly separate and a jig to hold the pickets up until you secure them.
Glue may cause a premature failure because of the swelling and shrinking.