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   Piffin | Oct 11, 2002 05:47am | #1

   Hi Stan, Can't wait to see it in progress to finish.

   Looks like the old gallery is coming back to life, eh?

   .

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   StanFoster | Oct 11, 2002 05:52am | #2

   Hi Piffin:   I will post some more of this maple stairway as it gets built.  I built the newels for it..they are kind of an arts and craft style..and the balusters will be 1.25 inch square maple.  The bottome section will have some curved railing as it is flared somewhat.

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   Boxduh | Oct 13, 2002 06:05am | #3

   Hi, Stan.  Give us some background information, please.  Do you buy all your lumber rough, and then mill it yourself? 

   Nice work on this maple staircase.  I am an Arts and Crafts fan myself, and cannot wait to see the balustrade.

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   StanFoster | Oct 13, 2002 07:05am | #4

   Gene:    I buy my lumber from someone that buys standing timber..takes it to his own sawmill..and also kiln dries it.....he controls every step and I cant beat that.

   I can glue up my treads.....and then mill them...but many times I farm this out if my work is backed up. 

   This maple stairway has 6 inch stepped newls which I am building myself..and will post pictures soon.

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   gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 04:49am | #5

   looks great as always, Stan!

   greg

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   StanFoster | Oct 14, 2002 05:30am | #6

   Thanks.......by the way...nice work you posted in the architectural post!

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   StanFoster | Oct 18, 2002 12:39am | #7

   Here is the bottom flared section of this L-shaped maple stairway.  It will have an arts and craft style newel and railing system..with a curved section of railing on this bottom section. 

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   StanFoster | Oct 18, 2002 12:53am | #8

   Here is the top maple staight section on my bench.  In the foreground you can see the flared bottom section that will meet the top section at a midlanding

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   StanFoster | Oct 18, 2002 12:56am | #9

   This is behind the bottom flared section showing the curved inner stringer.

   
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   donpapenburg | Oct 18, 2002 06:12am | #10

   Hi Stan,

   Nice stair. Do you ever make dovetail wedges to hold the treads and risers in place?

   Don

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   StanFoster | Oct 18, 2002 06:17am | #11

   Don:    I just use straight tapered wedges...

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   PaulParadis | Oct 24, 2002 07:19am | #12

   Stan, Glad to see your posts.  Always like to see your stairs. 

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   DHambley2 | Nov 06, 2002 12:14am | #13

   Stan,

   Do you mill your own handrails? The standard 6010  railing shape doesn't meet UBC because it's more than 2" wide. I recently routed a 14' peice of oak into a handrail for this reason.

   Darrell Hambley

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   StanFoster | Nov 06, 2002 01:11am | #14

   Darrell:   I use off the shelf rails most of the time.  I have milled my own...but there are so many  profiles available..I hardly ever find it feasible to make my own.