Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 339
us-ter will be directly opposite the central line of the newel post. The proper way to manage this, is to mark the central line of the baluster on the tread, and then make this line correspond with the central line of the newel post. By careful attention to this point, much trouble will be avoided… … Fig. 28. Showing How Wall String is Fin-ished at Top of Stair. 279 18 STAIR-BUILDING Square the wall stri:ig, A portion of the tread, as well as of the riser, willalso butt against the newel, as shown at W. If there is no spandrel or wall under the open string, it mayrun down to the jfloor as shown…
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