I began sketching thoughts to see what our client would react to…
After more drawings than I could even count (20?), we decided we wanted a wooden ball (sphere) to cap the top…
and here is how we’d design the faces on the post’s four sides (the one on the right)…
Now it’s time to make our newel post. We wanted a strong post so I designed it as 8” X 8”. It was really a box (with four sides) and here you see I’ve cut out windows and routed three, large vertical flutes on each face… and then glued them together…
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Here you see the wood ball receiving a bolt to firmly attach it to the top and final arrangement of all the parts…
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A dark stain was used for the newel post parts, the square balusters (and some brackets we were making for them)
Installation had to be rock solid as people rely on this post for support so the post was screwed to the front riser, the side stringer and to the step itself…
And here you see the finished balustrade as a still shot and a 14 second video
https://youtu.be/FAnD-x537tA (youtube video)
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