This is how you make a rail for a spiral staircase, apparently

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 11/11/2015 at 15:40 • Filed to: Houses

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Screw and clamp like a bastard.

Party-vi > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/11/2015 at 15:46

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I miss the stairs we had when my family lived in El Puerto de Santa Maria. The treads were wood, and floated off a center spine to the staircase. No handrail on them though. Similar to those pictured.

shop-teacher > Party-vi 11/11/2015 at 16:06

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Pretty!

yitznewton > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/11/2015 at 19:21

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Channeling some Norm Abram over there. <3 !

orcim > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/12/2015 at 04:43

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That’s one way (and the most common now) to do it, but back in the day before phenolic glues, it was all about the skills using solid pieces of wood.

I’m a modern type person, now. I really do not leave the house without a load of Titebond III on hand. I just don’t.

Azrek > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/12/2015 at 11:48

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Woah. Was the wood wet? I’d wonder if they wet down the boards to make it easier to warp.

Otherwise that is some serious clamping...

As a sidenote and Engineer...I LOVE spiral staircases.