| Though handcrafted wooden bridges have been | | | | resistant wood or sealed and stained, |
| used for many centuries for things such as | | | | Handcrafted Garden Bridges uses stainless |
| draw bridges, spanning crevices, creeks, | | | | steel hardware such as bolts, washer, nuts |
| ponds, gulleys and anything from dips to | | | | and screws.As an added bonus, Handcrafted |
| depressions, a California-based custom bridge | | | | Garden Bridges are very easily assembled, |
| maker is currently receiving international | | | | taking an average of only 30 minutes to |
| recognition for spanning the divide between | | | | assemble, and require only a few tools. Each |
| traditional to modern bridge making.Japan | | | | board is numbered and labeled, and each post |
| started making wooden arch bridges many | | | | and rail easily matches the numbering system. |
| decades ago to beautify and maintain Koi | | | | "All that is required, is to put in the |
| ponds and water gardens and now, in part due | | | | screws and tighten," said owner and founder |
| to the efforts of Handcrafted Garden Bridges | | | | Joe Guraro. |
| and its unique use of California Redwood or | | | | |
| Western Red Cedar, other parts of the world | | | | "Down through the ages, wooden arch bridges |
| are catching on. | | | | have brought joy, beauty and comfort to pond |
| | | | owners, homeowners, farmers, and |
| Typically made of cedar, pine, douglas fir, | | | | landscapers," said owner Joe Guraro, "I'd |
| Handcrafted Garden Bridges uses the more | | | | like to think that my bridges do the same." |
| durable, weather, insect and water resistant | | | | He also points out, that besides being an |
| California Redwood. By using these materials, | | | | attractive addition to any garden, it also |
| Handcrafted Garden Bridges last for many | | | | has an added useful function of opening up an |
| years. In addition to using weather and water | | | | area that needs to be easily accessed. |