Got the newels set, and curved rail hung yesterday, 9 peices 1/4" thick give or take. I put the finger groove on 2 sides of 1" stock and resawed it to 3/8" and ran all 9 peices through the sander so the finished width is 2 1/4", and clamped it to the curved form, (see previous how it's made topics) After letting it dry for a few days I used a paint scraper and belt sander to clean up the top and bottom, then with router put a 1/2" radius on the top. Leaving both newels loose I was able to lay the rail right on the steps and tweak the cuts so they fit nice and tight to the newels. Drilled a 1" hole in the bottom of the rail, and 3/8" hole in the ends. Attached the half newel to the wall, and rail, and bottom newel went in next. 2 washers and a nut secure the rail to the posts. 1" face grain plugs fill the holes no visible fasteners seen on the top of the rail. The bottoms of newel have wraps which hide the screws, still have to put a trim peice on the top of the wraps. The only visible fasteners on this stair are pin nails that are on the newel wrap miters, and trim on the newels, and cove under the tread nosing. I achieved the flair effect on the bottom of the stairs by changing the run. 10" on the right side, 7  1/2" on the left side, (7.47") to be exact. The upper 7 treads have a 9" run. Code says " 12 inches from the narrow side of the stairs the run must not be less than 9",  I'm at 9.0625" .  Have to seal the curved rail, and wait for the guys to come and put the final coat of finish on these, I don't have the patience for that part of the project, and will post pictures when it's all done and the metal balusters are in. Thanks for reading my series.

Edited December 7, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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Great looking job. Are you leaving the stair with just a clearcoat or plan for some tread on it?

Beautiful! Love the curve and the grain in that wood!

Awesome! Wish I.could give it more than just 1 like!

Fantastic.  Love the look.

Stairs look great and that's a nice looking carp   (just kidding...looks to be over 22") 

Oh  now that's really great~!!!

 

Can't believe you're going to let someone walk on these when finished!

Labor of love and work of art!

Beautiful work, design and execution. Sincerely appreciate you providing the WIP pictures on this "Kenny." Thanks for taking us along.

4 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Can't believe you're going to let someone walk on these when finished!

Labor of love and work of art!

Beautiful work, design and execution. Sincerely appreciate you providing the WIP pictures on this "Kenny." Thanks for taking us along.

 

that's what the ladder our back is for...

access to the 2nd floor..

Great job! Love the wood.

this way more than a thing of beauty...

you can feel the character and talent...

from here...

Pure artistry. 

Thanks for inspiring us, Kenny.