Need help identifying a type of fencing?

Are you thinking of this style, where the ends of the planks meet each other at a miter inside the posts?

That is cleaner than what I have seen, but would also provide more work to build (maybe I am a little lazy…). Same idea with the posts, but the planks actually overlap and you can see the ends sticking out on either side of the post.

Wow, that would take a really fat post to allow for such a wide mortise! Seems like you’d end up paying a lot more for those big posts.

They look pretty nice, though. Maybe 1 inch planks? Not sure. Better than a split rail and probably pretty easy for a dummy like me to put in.

Yeah, 1” (nominal, which would really be ¾”) sounds like the way to go. Heck of a lot cheaper, too.

Also, you may not have to mortise. It all depends on if it is functional or dress.

Here is a 3 Board Style

From your description, the first thing I thought of was this basket weave style of fence.
Or this is a different one that doesn’t weave.

Oh, now I’m pretty sure I misunderstood your question. I read “overlap” and missed “inside the post”. My split rail post mortises are shot though the posts are still solid, so I was thinking alternatives to using the mortise and hiding them.

I’ve been imagining that the planks overlap in thickness, but do you mean that they overlap in height, as in the “slotted joint” example here ?

Oh Gail, you’re such a pushover!

Here’s a picture of a fence with planks overlapping in thickness.

Yes! That’s it! Now the hard part… what is it called???

Oh boy… I’m afraid the “easy” part has worn me out

LOL!

I first thought you meant the old-fashioned stacked split rail which zig-zag.

Rail fencing can also be stacked between two posts as seen at the bottom of this link for a western look. Here is a similar style but less western looking (note how it mentions “outdoor fencing” so you won’t confuse it with, what, indoor fencing?)

@thorninmud‘s link comes from this page which explains the six different types of post and rail fences. It is picture of a mortised joint post and rail fence. You can also use a friction joint as shown here.

You either have to figure out how to make two fence rails share the same hole in the post OR stagger the rails from section to section so the mortise joint of each rail hits at a different place on your post (your fence won’t last as long because you weaken the post with all the holes using typical fence grade posts).

There are a number of ways to fashion the fence so the rails share the same holes in the posts, but they all involve a good bit of carpentry . . .

I know what you mean. I had it on the corners of my driveway more for decorative and marking purpose than an actual fencing application. I bought the posts already drilled and the horizontal pieces which were not planed planks, more like roundish with tapered ends to fit into the slots in the posts. I believe I just bought it at my local lumber yard. That was years ago though, I have no idea if it is stlll available.