Brian J Austin
04-15-2007, 1:20 PM
Hey guys,
I'm new here to Sawmill, and new to wood working. Last year I bought and gutted a house, and finished the last part, the kitchen a month or so ago. I took out a load bearing wall and a non load bearing wall to open the space up nicely.
Now I need to build a railing around my backdoor which is 3 feet lower than the kitchen (this landing also goes to the basement).
A friend of mine "just happened to have" solid cherry beams approx 4.5" sqaure rough cut. They have been in a dry barn for about 15 years. I have cut them a little longer than I need for length, but now I need to finish them, so to speak.
I have a DW735 planer, a older Jet JJ-6 jointer, a router table w/2hp router and a 10" radial arm saw.
Any plan for making handrail and newell posts. The newells I am going to do a simple 3.5" square, the hand rail will be a simple profile (still undecided). The ballustrades I will joint the rough piece, cut on bandsaw, and plane as needed. The problem I think I might have is that my longest peice of handrail i 66" long.
Any help/ ideas appreciated.
Brian
ETA: These pieces seem to all be from the center of the tree, if that means anything.
I'm new here to Sawmill, and new to wood working. Last year I bought and gutted a house, and finished the last part, the kitchen a month or so ago. I took out a load bearing wall and a non load bearing wall to open the space up nicely.
Now I need to build a railing around my backdoor which is 3 feet lower than the kitchen (this landing also goes to the basement).
A friend of mine "just happened to have" solid cherry beams approx 4.5" sqaure rough cut. They have been in a dry barn for about 15 years. I have cut them a little longer than I need for length, but now I need to finish them, so to speak.
I have a DW735 planer, a older Jet JJ-6 jointer, a router table w/2hp router and a 10" radial arm saw.
Any plan for making handrail and newell posts. The newells I am going to do a simple 3.5" square, the hand rail will be a simple profile (still undecided). The ballustrades I will joint the rough piece, cut on bandsaw, and plane as needed. The problem I think I might have is that my longest peice of handrail i 66" long.
Any help/ ideas appreciated.
Brian
ETA: These pieces seem to all be from the center of the tree, if that means anything.