Oak staircase

[murdoch]

Hi all,
Just thought I'd show you a staircase we did this week. All in oak except for softwood treads with ply risers. We were a bit short of time so had to make it quick. It took 2 of us 2 days to make and 2 days to fit and finish.
Pictures are a bit rubbish and don't do it justice. Hope you like it.

 

[RobinBHM]

Excellent! It sounds like a 'need it done before Xmas' job.

Did you make the bullnose riser, or buy in?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I assume you used softwood treads and ply risers because it is to be carpeted?

 

[HOJ]

Another nice job, but 2 days, taken me 4 + days to get the stringers set out and cut for an Oak winder stairs,
and I still haven't worked the Newell yet!! and then make the Oak treads and risers, by Christmas.............

How do you connect your hand rails to the newels (trade secret)?

Paul

 

[murdoch]

I made the bullnose myself, not too difficult, just made a series of kerf cuts in the riser and bent it around a former. We don't buy anything in, usually cheaper just to crack on and make it ourselves. The stairs will be carpeted and we used to M&T all handrails and drawer bore but now use a domino xl.

 

[Waka]

Very nice job, I do like oak on a staircase.

 

[DTR]

Looks great!

 

[flying haggis]

nice work, and thankfully varnished not painted

 

[Fat ferret]

Yep good stuff. Is that american red oak? only ever seen white or english before.

Totally understand making stuff yourself. Met another joiner working in the same house as I was. He bought in a staircase kit which was missing the bannister. He just put it in minus bannister and then found the bannister was morticed into the newels! Dunno how he solved that as I had been and gone while he was waiting for bannister to arrive.