Traditional

• Usually made from 1-foot by 3-foot or 1-foot by 4-foot boards, the pickets on this fence come to a point at the top.
  
  

Dowel

• Made of round wood dowels, the pickets on this fence are spaced evenly along the crosspiece.
  
  

Variable Height

• The pickets on this fence vary in height, usually alternating. Their tops and widths might be the same or different.
  
  

Decorative Patterns

• The pickets on this fence have shaped tops such as arrowheads or designs cut from the sides such as half-circles. These patterns help shed water from exposed wood on the pickets.
  
  

Ornamental Metal

• Made of wrought iron or fiberglass, the pickets on this fence are narrower and fancier, and usually spaced farther apart than those on wooden picket fences.