Challenging Staircase Installation

that looks like it will be an amazing addition!!!

-- -Spencer, Gilbert Az (http://www.azwoodshop.com)

nice work john.Is this your house or on the job? I’m guessing on the job, do you specialise in staircases?

-- when a tree falls in the forest.......Quebec ,Canada

very nice work. you should turn this into a blog and keep us posted on the progress. I would love to see it completed.

You call it challenging…I call it impossible! Great work, amazing execution.

-- Gene

A fantastic installation. Make sure you post the completed version.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

looks great ….very well done

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Wow! This looks amazing, please post pictures of the completed project.

-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden

as if it weren’t difficult enough to pull something like this off at a home shop…. to do it “in the field” is fantastic!

Nice work!

Looks like its going great Mark, I’m with Karson I’d like to see it when its all done. Reminds me of my staircase days.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Nice!

The rest of the house doesn’t look too shabby, either!

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Stair work is the most complex finish work in a home. Throwing in a 45 degree turn only complicates it more. You have done a fine job. The iron balisters will really set off the staircase. That will be a job worth showing off in a work portfolio.

-- Bill G - West Springfield, MA

i want to replace my own stairs which were never done right from the get go and looking at yours makes me want to do it sooner then later…...........nice work

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

Nice job! 45 are always a pain
The last two staircase I did both had metal balustrade and the thing I hated about them was they squeak and the movement in the holes in the handrail. are you having the same problem? and if so any ideas on stopping it?

Joey

-- Joey~~Sabina, Ohio http://sleepydogwoodworking.blogspot.com/

That depends on the customers style preference and cost requirements. A dab of gorrila glue can go a long way. If they are using metal tops to cover the holes then you can fills the opening with shims. If you have the time and money a hollow chisel mortised handrail would be the best fit. Thanks to everyone for the positive comments. I will try to post as much I my work as I can.