Lumber and Sheet Goods

by Tim Jones

A frame-and-panel box, dressed up with molding, creates an elegant anchor for a stairwayby Gary Striegler

Whether it's four steps or four flights, the framing basics for safe, comfortable stairs are the sameby John Spier

A temporary form and laminated plywood stringers make building these stairs easier than you might thinkby Mike Guertin

Southern yellow-pine treads hide welded-steel brackets that make these stairs appear to float in spaceby Glen Stewart

With the stairs as a form, laminating commercially available bending rail is easier than it appearsby John Griffin

Wide horizontal laminations show off the grain of the maple capsby John Griffin

Using plywood instead of framing lumber can guarantee a stable and accurate staircase that won't break the bankby Alan Ferguson

by Daniel Mack

A stick-framed stair lifts the eye upward while keeping the costs under controlby Russell O. Bessonette

A combination of built-up moldings and layers of plywood duplicates a traditional lookby Jim Donnelly

Redwood boards and custom moldings decorate a pressure-treated post and anchor the front-porch stepsby Peter Carlson

by Stephen Smulski

by Jeffrey S. Janssen

Using stock lumber and common shop tools to build an elegant circular staircaseby Steven M. White

Basic construction techniques for a stair with a three-step winderby Larry Haun