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In order to construct continuous climbing-turn handrail sections for a staircase, the basic elements of tangent handrailing must be understood. This guide to building custom staircases, including elliptical stairs and continuous incline stairs, explains the tangent principle for the advanced woodworker. Covering everything from locating risers in a curved stairway to the installation of balusters, this simple method enables the craftsperson to make distinctive, personalized stair and handrail designs that are not available from stock staircase companies.
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George di Cristina began apprenticing in his father’s stairbuilding shop in 1931 and has been a principal of J. di Cristina and Son ever since. He lives in Burlingame, California.
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Stairbuilding begins with the stair plan. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The really useful book out there,
By Dan Bloomer (Waterville, ME United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Simplified Guide to Custom Stairbuilding and Tangent Handrailing (Paperback)
This is the only book available that one can actually use to learn tangent handrailing, and classical stair design. This is an advanced text for the architectural woodworker with some grounding in stairbuilding. If this describes your situation, buy the book, glue up some practice blanks out of construction lumber, and begin your exploration of a fascinating craft. Mowatt is a great conversation piece on the bookshelf, but the only reason I know what he's talking about is owed to the time I spent with DiChristina's book. My copy is somewhat beaten-up due to the time it has spent on the workbench. I am grateful to the author for the clearest and best organized book on this subject.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Little Misleading,
By Barry W Robole (Woodville, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Simplified Guide to Custom Stairbuilding and Tangent Handrailing (Paperback)
The title and even the example pages that are viewable are very misleading to the actual content of the book. I did not pay close enough attention to the chaper/page breakdown. Only a third of the book has anything to do with the construction of the stairs, and the rest is covering handrail design construction. The information in the first two sections did not provide me with any usable info on how to build a staircase. If you are building a very complex railing system, this may be a good purchase, otherwise, save your money.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential for advanced stairbuilding,
By Todd Barrow (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Simplified Guide to Custom Stairbuilding and Tangent Handrailing (Paperback)
More easily understood than "Treatise on Stairbuilding". I have consulted this book on many occasions, and it has never let me down. Well written, but will take some study to master the vast amount of information contained in the book. This book is not for the geometrically challenged.
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