Entry way to our log home

Looks good from here :-)) What kind of wood is it?

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Looks Great! Is it WR Cedar? I really like how the whole room blends. Curious to see how the railing comes out.

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood! Rastus NE www.nativelumber.net

As with the earlier photos this is a great project you must be so proud off. Love the look of the wood,

-- Bob C, Australia. There are two theories to arguing with a woman and neither of them work.

Looking good! Like the tile pattern too.

Hi TopamaxSurvivor!

The log walls are white pine. The stairs are cut out of white oak.

-- Robin Renee'

You done good! Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Thanks everybody.

-- Robin Renee'

Thanks Tom

-- Robin Renee'

Wow, great looking stairs. Do what ever you want. I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked why I’m doing something such and such a way building my small farm stead. My answer is always, “because that’s the way I want to.” I think complimentary newel posts, top and bottom wood rails would carry log home theme through the entire project with the wrought iron adding a finishing touch that can’t be beat. I really like the twisted shank spindles. Some of them with the open cage near the middle of the spindle are okay too.
I’m really curious to see how it comes out. If it were one of my projects, I’d be posting the finished product sometime in the next 5 years. Best of luck and keep up the good work. BTKS

looks good.
I can’t help you with your decision – I’d have to see both options first. Want to build both?? Hahaha

I like BTKS’s answer: “because that’s the way I want to”.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I don’t think you could go wrong either way you do it. The wrought iron will look great with the wood.

Great job on the steps. can’t wait to see it finished.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

I agree with BIKS. Simple twisted wrought iron newell posts with top and bottom wood rails will give you a rustic yet elegant solution.. Can’t wait to see what you decide.
Larry

-- Growing older but not up!

stop , your both right !
( an early tv add introducing margarine ).
john and marcia arguing about the taste of
margarine or butter .
you have a wonderful entry ,
and lots of wood to enjoy .
as stated , wood rails would tie things together ,
and metal balusters will be thinner and afford more
open viewing , lightening the ” heaviness ” of all wood .
also less awkward refinishing problems later .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

You have a very beautiful house I love everything you have done,for me it would be all wood here in this part of the country wrought iron is a thing of the pass, but it is your home and you have done very well up to now so you maybe right with the wrought iron. Can’t wait to see the finish

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

Hi Robin Renee’
The treads look very thick, are they all solid wood? How thick is it?
Wonderful entry – excellent job!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Beautiful entry,

I think a combination of wood, & iron would look great. Check this out.

This is just one company that showed, when I Googled.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Hi Robin;

You and your husband did a beautiful job on this!!!!

It looks great.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

As David says, “Beauty and want are in the eyes of the beholder”. Absolutely beautiful home, whatever you choose to do will do nothing but compliment your home. Great job and thanks for sharing.

-- Nubs,Reserve

Looking great!

I agree with you that the wood/wrought iron combo would look best.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Looks great!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Very nice! You might consider looking for a recycled cast iron newell post or gate post. They were common around the turn of the century and several good examples survive today and can be found reasonably with some looking.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Great job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

It looks like you are building a smaller version of the Ahwahnee hotel located in Yosemite. Awesome!!!

-- Don

looking good…

I hava always liked the look of metal and wood together…so that is what I would go with !!

J

-- 'Original Rudge' Muskoka, Cdn

I was thinking it looked like the foyer in the Gamble House. I’ve always wanted to build a log home. Very nice!

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

WOW WHAT A SHOWPIECE

-- BIGSKY

I am sooo jealous, not only of your talent but what you are doing with it. Awesome, just plain awesome.
Thanks for sharing your talent here.
PEACE!!!
Allison

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

Nice work Woodchic. Great staircase with lots of room.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Beautiful job! Looks like a place I’d like to live in.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Fantastic looking entry. You are doing a great job. I’ll bet you’ll enjoy that house for years to come.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Boy , I’d sure like to see natural branches formed up as your rail system in the beautiful home you have built. any way have fun -

-- rob

Woodchic,

Wonderful work! I’d vote for all wrought iron to compliment the heavy use of wood. I think mixing the wood and the wrought iron in ONE item such as the stairway would dilute the effect of the wrought iron. Kind of like using crown molding that is too small for a room. If the stairway were all wrought iron and the rest of the room is all wood, then the mix is more powerful because one whole design element (the stairway) compliments another whole design element (the wood room).

Hope this helps.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

Wonderful work. Have you thought about no balustrades at all on the stairs, and maybe glass or stainless steel wire on the upper. Just a thought. Looks great already (except the unfinished bits of wood of course).

Cheers

-- Life is about solving problems and trying not to be the cause of those problems in the first place

Wow!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

sorry I can’t imagine it looking bad either way. I just finished a rocker that would look great in it.

-- Duane,matt_megan@twlakes.net

Thats cool. I’ll cast my vote for leather and brass….just to be different.

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