Explanations and details of newelled stairs, face moulds, joinery, stone stairs, and more.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Table of contents don't say it all,
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This review is from: A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing (Paperback)
This is a very old book, written in 1900. It's table of contents list circular staircases as one of the items discussed in the book. However, it gives you virtually no info on constructing such a staircase.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A conversation piece,
By Dan Bloomer (Waterville, ME United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing (Paperback)
As a stairbuilder and professional woodworker, I really would love to own a copy of the original English edition. This re-print is a service to all of us who enjoy old or antique books on the traditional crafts. The illustrations are fascinatingGranted, any book attempting to explore tangent handrailing is an advanced text written for the architectural woodworker with some grounding in stairbuilding, however, if you are intent on learning classical handrailing in solid wood, Mowatt is pretty useless. George DiChristina's "A Simplified Guide to Custom Stairbuilding and Handrailing" is a far better choice. It is well organized, and about as clear a manual for the craft as one could hope for.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for stair enthusiasts/history buffs.,
By Todd Barrow (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing (Paperback)
Personally, I think this is the Mother of All stairbuilding books. It will NOT turn anyone into a stairbuilder. It is a classic historical reference, with terminology consistent with its time. It is one of the first books to take a stab at comprehensively describing the accumulated knowledge and methods applicable to this craft at the time of publication. Is it an easy read? No. Is it worth it? Yes, if you are a serious craftsman. Regardless, if you are a woodworker, particularly a stairbuilder, you are not complete without a copy of this book on your shelf.
The most applicable knowledge for the money? A Simplified Guide - G. di Cristina
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A STAIR (literally an ascent, from the Anglo-Saxon word Staeger, to ascend) is a series of steps arranged on an inclined to enable ascent and descent to be conveniently made from one level to another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
twist bevel, spandrel steps, squared wreath, cylindric system, falling mould, wreathed portion, storey rod, face mould, spandrel framing, wreathed handrail, lower wreath, quoin end, wreath piece, wreathed strings, geometrical stairs, nosing line, upper wreath, stairbuilding and handrailing, cylindric surface, spiral wreath, springing lines, upper tangent, bed mould, level ordinates, geometrical staircase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A STAIR (literally an ascent, from the Anglo-Saxon word Staeger, to ascend) is a series of steps arranged on an inclined to enable ascent and descent to be conveniently made from one level to another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
twist bevel, spandrel steps, squared wreath, cylindric system, falling mould, wreathed portion, storey rod, face mould, spandrel framing, wreathed handrail, lower wreath, quoin end, wreath piece, wreathed strings, geometrical stairs, nosing line, upper wreath, stairbuilding and handrailing, cylindric surface, spiral wreath, springing lines, upper tangent, bed mould, level ordinates, geometrical staircase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Carpentry and Joinery (Revision & Self Assessment) by Brian Porter LCG; FIOC; Cert Ed in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Carpentry and Joinery by George Mitchell in Front Matter
- Fine Home Building Index, Issues 1-85 (Taunton's Fine Homebuilding Index) by Fine Homebuilding on page 105, and page 163
- Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World by Patricia Woodbridge in Back Matter
- The Illustrated Guide to Cabinet Doors and Drawers: Design, Detail, and Construction by David Getts in Back Matter
- Modern Practical Stairbuilding and Handrailing by George Ellis in Front Matter
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