Stair Manufacture

How to build a curved handrail for stairs

Real life situations are usually too diverse to fit all in one box. And Stair building is certainly on of the more complex and diverse branches of woodworking. Like most professionals, to…

Continue reading

Handrail made with Twisted Laminates

When I have to make a wooden hand rail to fit a metal stair rail that has a smooth regular curve the easiest way is to use twisted laminates. If, as is…

Continue reading
laminated stair finished

Laminating curved stair stringers

When a string is less than 60mm thick it becomes difficult to make it using horizontal laminates because the outer face veneers tend to pull it out of shape when being glued…

Continue reading

How to Make a Wooden Handrail on Metal Rail: Part 2

Here’s the second article on building irregularly curved handrails on metallic rails. Theses articles explain how to make a wreathed handrail in walnut that follows a pre-existing metallic rail. Before reading you…

Continue reading

Cut String Construction with Add On Supports

Here are a few photos of how to build central cut strings with add on step supports. Thanks to Pascal for these photos. For more information of building cut strings click below:…

Continue reading

How to Make a Wooden Handrail on Metal Rail: Part 1

Sometimes you have to make a wooden hand rail to fit a metal or cement stair with an existing metallic railing. If you are building a hand rail for a modern metallic…

Continue reading

How to use StairDesigner and ProgeCad for Tangent Handrailing

One of the most difficult parts of stair building is building a solid continuous curved hand rail, and the most tricky question is often how to design the rail and mark it…

Continue reading

Traditional stair builder uses modern techniques to build a curved cut string

Kellner Millwork is a 3 generation joinery shop specialising in stair building in Pittsburg, the company is run by Ron D’Alessandro. Ron and his team makes some beautiful high and medium end…

Continue reading