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   JohnT8 | Nov 28, 2004 09:03am | #1

   Bump.

   To my simple mind, prairie style is pretty much the same typa thang.  Cousin to arts & crafts and some Craftsman.

   If this bump doesn't get results, start a new thread in a different area.  somebody must know where to find them.

    

   jt8
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   AndyEngel | Nov 28, 2004 03:24pm | #2

   Have you looked through Coffman and L.J. Smith's catalogues? Seems to me that one of them might have something like what you're after. Call American Bungalow magazine and ask if any of their advertisers sell railing parts.

   In the past, I've built Craftsman style newels by wrapping a 2x sub-newel with 1x material. It's not hard. I'd make the newel caps using a panel raising bit on a router table, but it could also be done on a table saw. Balusters can simply be square stock, 5/4 or 6/4. Railing is the harder thing. Craftsman railings tend toward the beefy, and many of the old styles won't meet today's graspability code.

    

   Andy

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   Sphere | Nov 28, 2004 07:09pm | #3

   What about doggie style newel posts? {G} 

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   woodguy99 | Dec 21, 2004 05:04am | #6

   Bad....

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   BillHartmann | Nov 28, 2004 09:32pm | #4

   Am Bungalow is a great resource.http://www.ambungalow.com/AmBungalow/home.htmAnd they have some forums.They don't regulary have ads for stair parts, but from time to time you see some.But going to the library and going through some back issue would be a good idea.Also look in their bookstore and get some tiles of books and then go to the library. Including a FHB Great Homes series.Here are a few commercial ones.http://www.westfiremfg.com/html/the_mantels.html
   http://www.bobtimberlakemillwork.com/stairway.htm
   http://prestigestairs.com/
   http://www.weldcraftironworks.com/wroughtironrails.html

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   debmrazek | Dec 21, 2004 02:21am | #5

   http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v454/DebVancouver/smallstairs.jpg

    

   is the craftsman/timberframe stairs we had built in our last house.

    

   Deb