I am now going to show you more toward the finish of the stairs, wall and hand rail.

 

 

Note how the wall covered the door and I left it slightly ajar so you could see where it was hidden in the wall. Also I was pleased with the way the skirt boards worked out. Next I will show you a picture of the way the handrail curve ended up.

Sorry about having to post the links but the format would not allow me to show the image however I see a camera on this reply so here are two pictures of the house it's self.

Now here is the second picture of the house;

Ralph Allen Jones said:

Sorry about having to post the links but the format would not allow me to show the image however I see a camera on this reply so here are two pictures of the house it's self.

I ended up showing you two pictures of the front of the house but could not remove it for fear of deleting the entire post.

Ralph

Ralph Allen Jones said:

Now here is the second picture of the house;

Ralph Allen Jones said:

Hello Larry,

That is natural Mahogany with the Rift Sawn Oak treads stained in a matching mahogany and finished with several coats of satin P&L 38 varnish. I turned most of the balusters as well as those newel posts and hand rails made by using my Woodmaster 718. In order to make the large curve at the top of the stairs I laminated 1/4" plywood to make the skirt board and then place poplar cap because it was to be painted white. What did you think of the under stair wall treatment where I was supposed to hide the door? I left it slightly ajar to show where it was but when it was closed tight you couldn't tell that there was even a door in the wall.

Ralph

Larry Jenkins said:

Very nice, Ralph..

What's the name of the stain and what finish is it?

Larry

Hi arry,

Yes, I do have a duplicator but, seldom use it for it take too long to clean up the rough cuts. Most all turning I do is by eye/hand coordination and calipers as well as templates I use very frequently while turning for I just lay them on the piece I am turning as it is turning and work from one end to the other from each end to the middle while using my lathe steady I made some time ago.

Here is a picture of it.

Ralph

Larry Jenkins said:

Again, very nice. The reason I asked you about the stain is because it looks like Minwax "Jacobean" which actually contains a pigment somewhat like tar to give it it's dark color. Jacobean looks very nice on red oak if you wipe it off right away.

The door design is very innovative.

Do you have a lathe duplicator to turn the balusters?

Larry

Ralph Allen Jones said: