Linear weaving machine

A high-speed wire fence weaving apparatus for making wire mesh fencing. The apparatus provides a first stage where a high-speed transfer mechanism moves large spools of wrap wire in a weaving pattern about a plurality of strand wires. The strand wires and wrap wires are pulled from the first stage to a second stage which is relatively remotely spaced from the first stage to permit the wires to be guided into a more closely confined relation to one another. The second stage also has a transfer mechanism which moves in synchronism with the first transfer mechanism to weave the wrap wires between and around the strand wires to produce a diamond-mesh pattern. Thereafter, the mesh is pulled to a take-up location by the apparatus.