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A Sweeping Handrail for a Centerpiece Stair Online Membership Required

A pitch-block jig and a deadman stand are two keys in transforming a jumble of parts into a continuous handrail

by Tucker Windover

Editors PickBuilding a Custom Box NewelOnline Membership Required

A hollow post made of mitered panels is easily detailed with stock moldingsby Lon Schleining

Installing Handrails Made From Stock PartsOnline Membership Required

A full-scale drawing and some shop-built jigs can ease the assembly of expensive stair partsby Lon Schleining

Editors PickBuilding Finish StairsOnline Membership Required

With a housed stringer on one side and an open, mitered stringer on the other, these stairs look harder to build than they areby Andy Engel

A Veteran Stairbuilder's Tools and TipsOnline Membership Required

Modified tools and custom jigs expedite staircase assemblyby Michael von Deckbar-Frabbiele

Building a Curved BalustradeOnline Membership Required

A carpenter uses router templates, laminations and fiberglass packing tape to trim a staircaseby Jeffrey Janssen

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