stairs

tree railing

enchanted iron — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:34:49 -0500

completed tree railing

enchanted iron — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:32:49 -0500

the completed tree railing, it was about 38' total. i used 6 44# rolls of mig wire to weld the bark, several hundred flap wheels to taper the branches, things i lost count of: hours it took (about 8 months i think!!)and a huge amount of propane, oxygen, and acetylene for the shaping.

iron tree railing

enchanted iron — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:01:12 -0500

iron tree railing

enchanted iron — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:59:24 -0500

Iron "Tree" railing

enchanted iron — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:58:11 -0500

a 9' section of a 40' tree railing

Design Topic 3: Center Element Off-set (optical illusion)

Smyth Boone — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:17:44 -0600

When creating a stair railing that has a center element on the upright balusters, it is critical to have the center element raised slightly above the center-line of the baluster.

Here is an example... the collars in the center of each elongated 'O'(oval-the upright balusters), are the center elements off-set higher than mathematical middle of the 'O'.

one bend stairs

Giusseppe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:43:32 -0500

one bend stairs

Giusseppe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:42:46 -0500

orchid stairs

Giusseppe — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:21:32 -0600

stairs in progress can be seen at

http://web.mac.com/metalgarden/iWeb/New%20Site/Photos.html

Giusseppe

orchid stairs

Giusseppe — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:03:50 -0600

You might remember that I was developing a stairway inspired by orchids and leaves ..... here are some progress shots:

Photos