Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 336
Showing Method of HousingTreads and Risers. 275 14 STAIR-BUIT.DING 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… … against the newel at the top;also the trimmer E, to which thenewel post is fastened. Thestring in this case is tenoned intothe upper newel post the sameway as into the lower one.
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