Common-sense stair building and handrailing (1903)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836-1919 · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co · leaf 129
in the tread; the feather is glued,after which the nosing is driven in place while the glueis warm. Many workmen put in these feathers withthe grain of the wood on end, that is, with the grainin the feather at right angles to the grain in the nosing.This, I think, makes the better job. On cheap… … r Fig. 22. Fig. 23 where the cove is glued into a groove made in thetread. When the work is put together the cove isbraded to the riser, which ties the tread down solid to FOURTH METHOD 123 the riser. The completed work is shown at Fig. 23,the lower tread a having the riser tenoned into thetread.…
Stair building · Hand-railing
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