Stair Railing

Submitted by: Rick M.

Project Description:

Rick Musselman sent us photos of the stair railing he built using curly maple and cherry.  

“The balusters were assembled with mortise and tenons all cut using my PantoRouter. The accuracy of the PantoRouter allowed the consistency for the sections to be uniform. This was my first major project using the PantoRouter.”

Our friend Ramon Valdez taught me the term Chatoyance and it’s easily seen in this beautiful staircase.  Chatoyance is the cat’s-eye effect, which looks like a band of light shimmering across the surface of the wood as you move around it.  A staircase is a perfect place to enjoy this effect for generations.  

Fantastic work Rick!  This was a monumental project and it’s absolutely beautiful.  Thank you so much for sharing.