Thursday, June 19, 2008

Staircases














Foster Staircase in Hampden, Maine.





















The hardwood is Santos Mahogany, a plantation-grown wood which is very dense.































Baillargeon Staircase, Old Town, Maine. Engineering the framing to construct this staircase was more difficult than the finish work. The balcony is triple-cantilevered with all hidden steel.





















Detail of double-bullnosed treads and risers. The bottom tread is scribed around the radius of the second riser.