Greetings, What is the proper technique to terminate the end grain on stair treads? I have been told several ways including, make returns and glue on, cut end square and rout, add returns with tongue and groove? What do YOU think?
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Miter and cut out the end of the tread for a return nosing.........I wouldn't rout the end! A return nosing has the profile of the front of the tread with the scotia attached. That's what I would do! jocobe
Economy job - router ends to same profile
Real job - mitred return
I do a miter return and glue the return on with biscuits.