I was talking with my boss this afternoon and he built a spiral staircase over the weekend in his cabin. The center post is a dried cedar tree trunk. The steps and balusters (?) are walnut and they are all in place. The only thing he couldn't figure out is how to make a handrail. Of course, this started my wheels turning, and they haven't stopped, even though I got off work almost 3 hours ago. :eusa_thin :gar-La;
I'm not sure if he's working with walnut or cedar for the handrail, but I'm guessing walnut would be the better choice. I thought that since the balusters and everything else were already in place, that the best option would be to build the handrail in place by laminating thin strips into a mold that would also need to be built in place, then shaped to preference.
He is building it from the edge of a loft bedroom down to the main floor. Sorry, I don't have any pics. Just throwing it into the think tank. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :icon_thum
I'm not sure if he's working with walnut or cedar for the handrail, but I'm guessing walnut would be the better choice. I thought that since the balusters and everything else were already in place, that the best option would be to build the handrail in place by laminating thin strips into a mold that would also need to be built in place, then shaped to preference.
He is building it from the edge of a loft bedroom down to the main floor. Sorry, I don't have any pics. Just throwing it into the think tank. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :icon_thum