Depending on the fence you're building, you'll need some pretty specialized tools. We've got the pro and con reviews for a ...

Fence pliers help you cut, bend and pull wire. Fences that include staples (mostly woven and barbed wire) are best tackled with a set of full-feature pliers with cutting notches or edges, ...

A tool like the Seiria Fence Wire Twister — one made of stainless steel strong enough to twist any thickness of fencing material — can make the process much easier than standard pliers.

Whenever Mike hammered his thumb, we'd switch. Afterward, you can tighten the wire to fit by kinking it with a set of linesman pliers (pictured). Complete the fence by stapling up the poultry netting.

Timothy Crider of Marion, Franklin County, says he used a fence stretcher when he was a young boy, helping his father put up a barbed-wire fence on the family’s 75-acre farm.