A practical treatise on handrailing : showing new and simple methods for finding the pitch of the plank, drawing the moulds, bevelling, jointing-up, and squaring the wreath (1890)
Collings, George · London : Crosby Lockwood and Son · leaf 127
91 PLANS OF STAIRCASES. the upper step, and then hidden from view by the return nosing as at d, on the lower step. For the circular corner of the first tread a piece of dry stuff the same width as the riser and thick enough to run beyond the springing at either side, is used, and cut to the proper… … In Fig. 7, A is the block, which is first cut to the required shape, usually a quarter of a circle. It is then laid on the back of the riser and rolled round to get the correct length of the veneer, which will require to be about YQ-th. of an inch thick. The veneer being cut, the riser should be…
Hand-railing · Stair building
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