Staircases
An English Oak staircase complete with Oak panelling with turned and arched carved balustrade.
A pair of staircases designed and made for a house dated 1440 located in Sussex. The Joinery and complete project was worked on how the craftsmen of yester-year would of tackled the job. The Oak sections needed to be of a large size in order to be considerate to the scale and the building.
Even though the Oak was air dried stock , it still contained a higher moisture content than would normally be supplied for internal joinery.
Single large sections would only be suitable as gluing smaller sections together gives a completely different look to a project which is unsuitable and not traditional, small details make a big difference, especially when carved or mouldings come into play and the end grain glows after the chisel has finished with it.
An English Oak cut- string staircase and spandel cupboard panels.
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