railing

Very nice.

Looks complicated. A bit of “scratch the head”

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

You should have pride in this job regardless of how many years it has been. This is fabulous craftsmanship. A job well done sir.
BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Excellent job. Beautiful craftsmanship keifer.

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

Very nicely done! How long did it take? Was it finished in place? Great work.

-- If you build it, they will come

I am wondering about the time to completion also. The work looks first rate.

-- I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. -John Muir

thats one… of work, fantastic

-- I am not so rich to buy cheap tools.

great job!! I built about 15 sets of octagon stairs 25 years ago, but they didn’t have handrails!! It looks like a lot of fun!!

-- I didn't go to college, I was too busy learning stuff - Ted Nugent

Stairbuilding is a trade on it’s own. Very nice job and quality craftsmanship. Anyone interested in staircases should look at this link: http://www.theoutlaws.com/unexplained2.htm Tks for sharing.

-- Paul, Plantagenet, Ontario

Yes tyka, I’ve seen that before! a favorite of mine for sure!!! here is a video of the same staircase!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvid_KnFq7s

-- I didn't go to college, I was too busy learning stuff - Ted Nugent

YES THIS WAS A BIT OF A HEAD SCRATCHER BUT I LIKE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF
THE LAMINATING WAS DONE ON SITE AND THE RAIL WAS LEFT IN PLACE FOR SHAPING BY HAND TOOLS
I HAVE DONE MANY A CIRCULAR STAIRS IN THE SHOP WITH ALL TYPES OF CONFIGURATIONS
FROM STRAIGH TURNING TO CURVE ( DOG LEG ) TO Y SHAPES SO THIS IN THE END WAS NOT THAT HARD
FROM WHAT I RECALL THIS TOOK ABOUT A WEEK OF LONG DAYS !

KIEFER

-- Kiefer 松

Superb work, way to go!!!!!!!!!!

-- Dan Wiggins

Looks like you’ve done some nice work here but as you might agree, full octagon stair layouts always look interesting on paper but often appear as “crippled versions of circle stairs” on completion. The real surprise is that they’re much harder to produce, since neither the handrail or the curb trim details come together without significant hassle.

I’m wondering how the stair itself is supported since an inside segmented stringer seems inadequate? Classic octagon stairs from the Baroque/Renaissance period were often constructed around a floor-to-ceiling colonnade with the straight flights of stairs being supported by the corner columns.

Your workmanship is beyond question.

-- Jim Baldwin/18th Century Handrail http://handrailer.com/