On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:56:14 -0400, "Eric Calvin" Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
Hope somebody here can help. I have made a few projects out of
>wood, but still consider myself an amateur. I have a stairway in which the
>railing sits on a 1 x 6 that runs parallel to the incline of the steps.
>Currently the spindles and rail are made of metal and bolted to this 1 x 6.
>I want to replace all of the spindles, handrail, and newel (sp?) posts with
>oak. My question is how can I anchor the post at the bottom of the stairs
>(newel, I think) so that it is strong? I have to miter the bottom of the
>post to set on the 1 x 6 and I am unsure how to fasten it. Any help is >appreciated. >
>Thanks,
>Eric
>
in most of the stairs i have installed, the newel post is anchored to the floor in a free standing handrail. other than doing a total clean install, try this you can use angle brackets to fasten it to the floor, then cover the brackets with a base molding. see this site for a drawering*G*
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