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PAC1 wrote:Roger that is very similar to the profile as I used. AWB should make it easier to carve.
Trevanion wrote:I've got a copy of "Mouldings and Turned Woodwork of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries" by Tunstall Small & Christopher Woodbridge, which is usually a pretty good reference for this kind of thing as it's a collection of 1:1 size sections and details, including handrails.
Although none look like your selected handrail (although they are similar in design), I could take a couple of pictures of the hand rail pages if you want for reference?
AndyT wrote:That's a useful book - if only there was a free pdf available!
https://archive.org/details/mouldingsoftudor00smaluoft
AndyT wrote:Have you tried Toolnut? Their website does say "huge range of carving tools in stock".
https://www.toolnut.co.uk/
HOJ wrote:Another example, not stolen off the internet!
HOJ wrote:Another example, not stolen off the internet!
Agreed, just wanted to show offTrevanion wrote:It's more straightforward when the staircase is a cut-string staircase like yours,
The odd one is a newel post which in this case gives the handrail more structure especially as there is a tendency to use it as leverage to take the first steps.Andyp wrote: Can I ask though why one of those spindles is so different to the rest?
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