Stair Manufacture
How to draw horizontal laminates to build a curved stair
More and more people both professionals and amateurs are taking up the challenge of building a curved stair using my horizontal laminate technique. Some of the results are really fantastic and have…
Curved Central Cut String built by an Amateur Stair Builder
I recently received an email from John an amateur wood worker sharing his experience in building a central cut string using my horizontal laminate technique. This is an ambitious project for an amateur…
Another Curved Stair Project
Here’s an email from Laurence a cabinet maker based in the south west of France. He has just made his first stair with a curved central cut string using my horizontal laminated…
Boxed string in 3 parts
At times it’s impossible to assemble a stair and raise or lower it into the stair well. When the stair strings are boxed and the steps and risers recessed into the string…
Traditional Wreathed Stair Using High and Low Tech
I have already published a few photos of the stairs made by Rick and Andy Suckely. Rick has recently sent me the photos of the finished stair so I thought I’d write…
Designing a Straight Central Cut Stringer Staircase
Continuous curved central cut strings give a very elegant design for modern stairs, but the curved stringer and handrails can be long and expensive to manufacture. A compromise is to make the…
Building a form for a concrete stair with StairDesigner
StairDesigner is very useful for building wood and metal stairs. It can also be very handy for setting out the form work when building a cement stair. As an example here’s an…
How to Build a Wreathed Handrail on a Metallic Rail: Part 3
Here is the last article in the series for building a curved wreathed handrail on an irregular metallic rail. In my last article in this series I showed how to adjust the…