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October 4, 2012
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Hi Vidar,
To enable us to send the manufacturing documents can you buy a StairFile service from this page:
https://wooddesigner.org/stair…..e-service/
All the best,
Ness
Hi Ness
The curved one looks very Nice, I think we go With that stair
vidar
October 4, 2012
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Hi Vidar,
I’ve tweaked a bit your stair.
I’ve added a landing step and posts and also adjusted the winders.
I attach a couple of models, one with curved strings vidar01v02 and one with straight strings vidar01v01.
Straight strings are easier and faster to make but curved are more elegant.
Have a look and tell me what you think.
This is the straight string model:
Here are a couple of screen captures of the curved string model:
You can adjust these models to your specifics.
All the best,
Ness
October 4, 2012
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Hi Vidar,
I think you decision very wise, always better to walk before you run or you might find yourself with a broken leg.
With the right advice and if taken slowly with thought you’ll be able to produce a good quality first time stair.
To understand you step problem can you post the StairDesigner file?
All the best,
Ness
Hi Ness
I am a professional carpenter and have a little Company that i run, do mostly remodeling and Extensions and garages and similar jobs, i do get some requests from time to time if I can make a stair.
But i havent felt sure if i could pull it of or not, I want to deliver a Product i know is of good quality and craftmanship.
So I want to try build a stair in my own house and see how it goes and take it from there.
I think I have to save the curved stringer for another Project dont want to start in to deep water
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I have tried to put my measurements in stair designer but i get a Message some of the treads are outside the stringer.
October 4, 2012
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Hi Vidar,
These are nice looking stairs.
Strings could be made using my horizontal laminates and then tradition laminates used to make the curved handrail.
These article shows some of our clients using these techniques :
https://wooddesigner.org/stair…..technique/
https://wooddesigner.org/makin…..-majestic/
https://wooddesigner.org/how-t…..laminates/
However these guys are seasoned professional carpenter stair builders.
In these projects there are many tricky details to deal with that will require intensive coaching for a first time stair builder.
So be warned if you decide to go ahead although not impossible, this will be a long and head scratching endeavour that will require a lot of patience and effort.
I don’t know your wood working experience but generally speaking I would advise that you have the help of a seasoned carpenter with eventually some stair building experience, this with our online coaching and services would probably be the best way to go.
I would say that this type of stair for a beginner could take up to 5 times the time to build than a simpler stair with posts.
So it’s up to you to decide if you think you have the patience and the attention to detail necessary.
Hope this is helpful,
All the best,
Ness
I have some 42 mm stringers in pine i will Paint white and try too dye or varnish some oak for the treads to match the Wood flooring and some steel balusters With either white or oak handrail.
Would like the stair to be simple and modern in the design
vidar
October 4, 2012
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Hi Vidar,
Curved strings are much more complex to build and although not impossible for a first time stair will certainly require one to one coaching and much longer to complete.
Can you post some photos of the sort of stair design you are thinking of?
All the best,
Ness
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