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In need of guidance on my staircase

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My wife and I are currently building my new shop/tiny home. I have an idea for the staircase but I don't know if it'll work.
We would like open stairs ( two stringers and treads no risers) my thought is: Get two 10/4×10" boards and mill them into 1/4×10" strips. Then build an exact copy of the wall in my shop. Get the layout of the stringers and bend the strips and glue them back together. It's one of those ideas that works in my head but I'm not sure if it will in the real world. What do you all think? Will it be strong enough anchored only at top and bottom? Here are the measurements. 24" wide X 77" rise 10" treads.
Thank you for your input.
 

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Sure, it's completely doable.
With that said, a partially freestanding circ isn't something your average wood worker want's to, or is even capable of tackling.
I have no clue of your design, or execution capabilities.

In the end, it's not a question of 'can it be done'....it's more…are you capable?
 
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Sat down with a good friend last night and knocked around a few ideas. I'm pretty confident I'm up to the challenge. That being said it is my first round staircase so it will be a learning curve.
 
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Sat down with a good friend last night and knocked around a few ideas. I m pretty confident I m up to the challenge. That being said it is my first round staircase so it will be a learning curve.

- MrGoodCat
Awesome!
Best advice I can give you at this stage is to spend a LOT of time planning this project out, and ask a lot of questions. Pre-planning the design, structure and execution will save you a world of hurt and disappointment during and after the build.
Afterthought and curved stairs don't go well together.
 
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