01/23/2026
3 ways to cut a curve in the top of your gate:
1. tack a string to the middle of the gate and tie a pencil to the other side. Adjust the arc of the string until it matches your desired radius. Pencil it on and cut your arc.
2. Bend a thin piece of pvc pipe in the arc that matches your desired radius. Use the pipe to trace the arc on with pencil and then cut.
3. Download an app on your phone called ArcGate. Transfer the image of your arc to a laptop, screen share your laptop image to an Apple TV connected to your
LED projector. Power your projector with a solar battery. Attach your solar battery to a solar panel. Attach a large piece of graph paper to the gate. Project the image of the gate arc on your raw cedar with graph paper on it. Transcribe the image to the graph paper. Cut out the arc on graph paper. Pin the new paper stencil to your gate. Spray paint the area above your paper stencil. Remove the stencil. Use a grease pen to finalize the cut line. Use a Milwaukee M18 cordless router to plunge cut a starter hole in 4-7 places along the arc. Go back to Home Depot and purchase a M18 Skill saw. Put the blade on backwards. Take the blade back off. Put it back on in the correct direction.
Decide that a jigsaw would be better, buy one from Amazon and wait a bit. Unbox jigsaw. Charge jig saw battery.
Cut out arc.
Put away tools and projector system.
Recycle Amazon box.
You’re done! 🙂
