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   reinvent | Jul 30, 2008 05:45am | #1

   http://www.bwcreativewood.com/

   http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?Offerings_ID=10879&TabSelect=Details

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   PLUM72 | Jul 30, 2008 05:48am | #2

   Attached is something I put together on our first house.  Simple but kind of craftsman.

   
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   reinvent | Jul 30, 2008 05:53am | #3

   Don't tell me, tell confused2

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   confused2 | Jul 30, 2008 05:07pm | #8

   Thanks, that looks great.

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   confused2 | Jul 30, 2008 05:12pm | #9

   Thanks for the links - first time I have seen them sold by the pallet - which is what I think we will need.

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   basswood | Jul 30, 2008 05:55am | #4

   Here is a rustic rail from a timberframe.

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   confused2 | Jul 30, 2008 05:05pm | #7

   Thanks for the pic - those took some time to make.

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   DDay | Jul 30, 2008 03:31pm | #5

   I think you'll be very disappointed if you feel the deckorators are a hefty price. Those 10 packs (and I assume you're talking about the straight balusters) are around $18 so with the caps to attach them you are at around $2 per baluster. The only thing you'll find less than that is pressure treated and good luck with those when half will twist and bow.

   For scenic views deckorators make some others but I'm sure the are more than the straight blacks. http://www.deckorators.com/DeckRailing-Balusters.htm

   I've used the deckorators and the quality and ease of installation is excellent.

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   confused2 | Jul 30, 2008 05:01pm | #6

   If that is the price in the US, I might have to make a trip down get them. In Canada, the ones I have found (and they are a different brand) the 32" are $3.09 per baluster plus taxes (12%). I guess we shouldn't have built so much deck :)

   Thanks!

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   fingersandtoes | Jul 30, 2008 06:42pm | #10

   HD sells the black metal pickets. Sorry, don't know the price, but worth a look. I think for a craftsman style house they are a good idea. People sometimes over elaborate exterior wood handrails, which can detract from the house itself.

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   confused2 | Jul 30, 2008 07:06pm | #11

   Thanks, I agree - we want to keep it simple and non distracting. That is why we were thinking maybe the aircraft cable, but that might be too modern looking, the black is simple & nice.

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   mikerooney | Jul 30, 2008 07:30pm | #12

   I like this design.

   http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6123/copperrailclose4931212mm7.jpg

   ''Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.'' Plato

    

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   confused2 | Jul 30, 2008 07:39pm | #13

   The copper is very nice -  Did you do this? Is the copper treated or will it patina?

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   fingersandtoes | Jul 30, 2008 10:09pm | #14

   It would look good with a patina too. But how do you stop crack-heads from stealing the pickets?