In order to strip the paint from my stairway bannister, I've had to
disassemble it. This is actually a good thing, because, in order to move
large furniture up and down those stairs, I've had to make the bannister
removable.
But here's where I need some advice. The bannister itself attaches to the
end posts at an angle of roughly 45 degrees. Until this past week, it was
attached with a series of nails. Now, the bannister piece and the two post-
pieces (6" square, made of 3/4" oak) are separate. I'd like to reattach
them in a way that would enable me to _detach_ them if I have to.
I have been unable to find a fixture or mount of metal link or whatever
that would do the job. So I'd like to ask if anyone knows of a metal
fixture that would a) join two pieces of wood at an odd angle, b) keep them
joined firmly and solidly until they have to be un-joined, and c) be hidden
from plain view.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> I have been unable to find a fixture or mount of metal link or whatever
> that would do the job. So I'd like to ask if anyone knows of a metal
> fixture that would a) join two pieces of wood at an odd angle, b) keep them
> joined firmly and solidly until they have to be un-joined, and c) be hidden
> from plain view.
>
>
I'm sure they exist, but what I've done in installing bannisters is to
use hanger bolts: wood thread on one end, machine thread on the other.
You drill a hole in the newel post at the angle of the handrail joint,
and thread the hanger bolt into it. On the underside of the handrail you
rout/chisel a slot to a hole previously drilled (at the right location:
the termination of the machine threads) hole large enough for the nut
and washer to fit onto the hanger bolt. Lay the slotted handrail onto
the hanger bolts and tighten the nuts/washers against the walls of the
holes.
Kim
"Brian Siano" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In order to strip the paint from my stairway bannister, I've had to
> disassemble it. This is actually a good thing, because, in order to
move
> large furniture up and down those stairs, I've had to make the
bannister
> removable.
>
> But here's where I need some advice. The bannister itself attaches to
the
> end posts at an angle of roughly 45 degrees. Until this past week, it
was
> attached with a series of nails. Now, the bannister piece and the two
post-
> pieces (6" square, made of 3/4" oak) are separate. I'd like to
reattach
> them in a way that would enable me to _detach_ them if I have to.
>
> I have been unable to find a fixture or mount of metal link or
whatever
> that would do the job. So I'd like to ask if anyone knows of a metal
> fixture that would a) join two pieces of wood at an odd angle, b) keep
them
> joined firmly and solidly until they have to be un-joined, and c) be
hidden
> from plain view.
>
Bed bolt fasteners might work if you don't mind a decorative cover on
the newel post. If you don't want the cover, use a wood/metal bolt
(can't remember the proper name of them). Lag one end into the newel
and route a groove and hole on the bottom of the banister. Then slide
the banister over the bolt, put a nut and washer on and tighten it
against the end of the hole.
Did that make any sense?
Check out http://www.ljsmith.com/installation.pdf . They show fasteners for
the handrail to the newell post.
Preston
"Brian Siano" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> But here's where I need some advice. The bannister itself attaches to the
> end posts at an angle of roughly 45 degrees. Until this past week, it was
> attached with a series of nails. Now, the bannister piece and the two
post-
> pieces (6" square, made of 3/4" oak) are separate. I'd like to reattach
> them in a way that would enable me to _detach_ them if I have to.
>
> I have been unable to find a fixture or mount of metal link or whatever
> that would do the job. So I'd like to ask if anyone knows of a metal
> fixture that would a) join two pieces of wood at an odd angle, b) keep
them
> joined firmly and solidly until they have to be un-joined, and c) be
hidden
> from plain view.
>
>
>
On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 20:17:29 GMT, Brian Siano <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have been unable to find a fixture or mount of metal link or whatever
>that would do the job. So I'd like to ask if anyone knows of a metal
>fixture that would a) join two pieces of wood at an odd angle, b) keep them
>joined firmly and solidly until they have to be un-joined, and c) be hidden
>from plain view.
Go to the borg and get some hardware packages for kit stairs. They
should contain a hanger bolt, a star nut and a formed washer.
http://www.coffmanstairs.com/railbolt.htm
Regards, Tom
Tom Watson - Woodworker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 23:30:56 GMT, Preston Andreas <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Check out http://www.ljsmith.com/installation.pdf . They show fasteners
> for
> the handrail to the newell post.
Hm. It looks like the one at the bottom of page 50 left is close to what I
need. All I'll need is to epoxy the nut into the bannister, and a
decorative cover for the head of the bolt (and a countersink).