Disassemble and reuse wooden handrail

[ukworkshipper]

Hello folks!

I have removed a rather solid oak old-style staircase during our renovation but hate wasting good quality material especially wood, and always try to recycle and reuse wood.

I have tried to sell the staircase for very cheap, the few interested buyers couldn't transport it, and asked me if it could be disassembled. I think it's unlikely it can be sold so I am wondering if anyone has any good idea on how to reuse this wood. Can I build something useful or cool for my garden? Any wild idea to share?

And how do I disassemble it without sawing the whole thing apart. Can the handrail be detached from the balusters or do you think it's glued? The handrail is about 2,50m and the baserail 3,50. So these are quite long beams would be a shame just to throw them out!

Here's a picture

 

[Agent_zed]

I'm guessing it might be glued and doweled? Unless you can see any wood plugs hiding screws. If you are doing something else with it I guess just cutting them off the handrail is the way forward.

It doesn't look like the normal way of doing it with the uprights sitting in a rebate and having pieces of wood to lock them in.

Unless it's the perspective but it also seems to be a good job you are replacing it as the uprights look too far apart for modern regs (at least in the UK)

As for what to do with it, do you need a load of oversized pepper mills? could probably make a few candle sticks, either re-turning them if you have a lathe or just cutting them off at appropriate places. Coffee table legs? Fancy porch swing with nice corner pieces?