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646 | ChapteR 15 Creating StairS and railingS

This railing with a custom stringer profile is perfect for a multitude of stair conditions:
straight, curved, or even a combination (Figure 15.30). This technique finishes off the stair nicely
and exposes the structure in interesting ways.

Figure 15.30
Finished stairs

Although the stringer usually occurs to the left or right of the treads, this is certainly not
always the case. In some situations you’ll want to create a middle stringer using a custom
profile. Just remember that this will be a railing that will be hosted by the stair and may not
even contain a handrail, just the profile for the stringer (Figure 15.31). In this case, the railing is
still being hosted by the stairs; however, there isn’t any railing geometry above the tread.

Figure 15.31
Custom middle
stringer profile

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