The last fence post. I swear.

That's it. It's done.

Here's what it took to construct 75' of 6' tall fence:

• 10 fence post holes, each dug 10" in diameter and ~24" deep.
  
• 20 bags of high-strength concrete (80 lbs. each), mixed one- or two-at-a-time in a wheelbarrow.
  
• 10 4"x4"x8' PT hemlock fir posts, laid into the holes approximately 80" apart and then covered in concrete.
  
• 20 2"x4"x8' PT hemlock fir beams, one laid 69" above the ground line between each post, and another laid 53" below the top beam.
  
• ~120 9/16"x6"x6' fence slats, most of which were trimmed ~3", and a handful of which were ripped to fit the gaps between the posts.
  
• 20 1"x4"x8' fir beams, laid in front of the slats to cover the screw holes and the 2x4s on the back side of the slats.
  
• 10 2"x4"x8' cedar beams, laid along the top 2x4 and 1x4 to seal over the slats
  
• 10 cedar fence caps, lovingly screwed into the tops of the posts.
  
• One 5# box of 2 1/2" decking screws for everything except the slats, which was almost exactly as many as I needed. I lost two while building the fence and ended up exactly one screw short.
  
• One 5# box of 1 5/8" decking screws for the slats, although I only used half of the box.
  

The tools I used were:

• One two-man gas auger, rented for 24 hours to dig those 10 holes. It took about 3 hours to actually prep and use the auger.
  
• Post level, which rubber-banded to each post. Definitely worth the $5.
  
• Line and nails, to level out the beam heights before screwing anything together.
  
• Wheelbarrow and shovel. Concrete doesn't mix itself.
  
• A pencil, to mark every beam and trim piece before cutting.
  
• A miter saw, used to chop every piece of wood except the 4x4s and the fence post caps.
  
• Two quick clamps, used to hold the 2x4s up, and worth every penny of the $35 I spent on them.
  
• A cordless drill, which had enough juice to get me through the job, but only because I have two batteries. If I had only one battery, I would have bought a corded drill.
  
• Two sawhorses and a circular saw to rip the slats so they'd fit in the not-quite-6" spaces near each post.
  
• A Sawzall, to chop the excess off the 4x4s once the rest of the fence was built.
  
• My portable radio, because I'd be damned bored otherwise.
  

I spent a Saturday putting 8 of the posts up, and the following Sunday raising the remaining 2. Once the concrete set (~24 hours), I spent some time after work taking the bracing posts down, and then another three days after work raising the top and bottom structural beams. Five hours on the following Saturday was enough time to put all of the slats up. Fast-forward a week (as I was out of town) and I threw all of the remaining trim pieces and fence caps up in about four hours.

Overall, I'm pleased.