Stair Manufacture
Staircase Installation in a Challenging On Site Environment
One of the key elements of any stair build is the staircase installation element. It must be thought out and considered in detail early on in the planning stage. Staircases are of…
How to Build a Staircase Between 2 Walls
One of the most important aspects of building a staircase that must be thought out in detail before you start is how are you going to install it. Staircases when assembled are…
How to build your own stairs
History of a Stair by François Briant I have a very old house in Brittany with an attic that we could only get to with a very steep ladder! For a long time…
Modern curved stair in elm built using horizontal laminates
I often use horizontal laminates for building central cut strings. As these parts have to support the whole weight of the stair, they have to have a large depth and thickness. Horizontal…
Temporary stair built with free Stairdesigner software
A few months ago Michel asked me to help him build a temporary stair to access the upper floor of his house while he was doing the renovation work. Using the free…
How to build winder stairs
Here’s a beautiful first time stair hand made by Bernard of Chalon in France. Bernard has used StairDesigner with our StairFile service to design the winder stair. With StairDesigners DXF plans and a…
Carving a Wreathed Hand Rail on a CNC with Rotary Axis
One of the dying crafts that the modern world is slowly pushing to extinction is the craft of building curved hand rails. Once considered one of the highest achievements of a professional…
Gluing the face veneers on a curved string
When making curved strings using horizontal laminates one of the trickier operations is gluing up the face laminates or veneers. The difficulty is that the veneer that is between 30 and 50cm…