Building Stairs with Stock
Parts
by Bill McLearn
Part II:
Balusters, Newels,
and Handrails
Figure 1. The
handrail for this staircase
starts with a spiral
volute with an
attached easement.
The easement allows
the volute to attach to
the straight rail in an
uninterrupted curve.
At the top, another
easement makes the
transition into the
gooseneck, which in
turn butts into the
landing newel.
Ed. note: This is the second in a two-part story on building stairs with stock
parts. Part 1, covering the finish skirts, treads, and risers, ran last month.
St o c k
balustrade
s y s t e m s
come in a
variety of
styles from
s e v e r a l
manufacturers.
I
use Morgan
parts
b e c a u s e
I've had good results