Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 338
capped with a subrail ofsome kind, on which the baluster,if any, is cut-mite red in. Generallya groove, the width of the squareof the balusters, is worked on thetop of the subrail, and the balusters are worked out to fit into thisgroove; then pieces of this material, made the width of the grooveand… … Showing Method of HousingTreads and Risers. 275 14 STAIR-BUILDIXG of any shape on top, either beveled, rounded, or moulded, in whichcase much is added to the appearance of the stairs. Fig. 21 exhibits the method of attaching the rail and string to the bottom newel. The dotted linesindicate the form…
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