Well, we've got a new handrail out front ... Sam had a request from a client for railings like this and we weren't sure on the technique of sweeping horizontal bends so I decided a prototype would be a good addition to our entryway. We also had a friend come by with her 92 year old mother and her exit from the front porch with no handrail was sort of terrifying ... Anyway, it's up there ... looks good ... interesting process ... Click the photos to enlarge them ...
It's got a certain 'welcoming' feeling ...
First cut every couple of inches until what you're bending is essentially a piece of square stock ... Fill in the resulting spaces with weld, grind and smooth. Repeat for the second layer...
make the upsweep, figure out the length of the support
Make a jig to weld it to the horizontals and whip up some brackets ... prime, paint, drill a hole and install it using some epoxy stuff from the lumber yard ... I'll post the name of it here later but it was pretty slick stuff. Hardened up just like the stone and is the same color too ...
All in, all done ... Sam and Jim wrapped it up today with a little more on site bolting and welding .... I'd like to see it in person before the folks move in though Sam's pictures came out well considering what a sunny house it is ... I think he's happy it all fit and it's all done, and the biuilder came by with the check this afternoon ... My kind of client .... Onward ... click the photos to enlarge them ...
Up the steps ...
Top of the steps ...
Ditto ...
Down the steps
Sam's secret, super special, leopard skin finish ... very cool
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