Lumber and Sheet Goods

by Tim Jones

A frame-and-panel box, dressed up with molding, creates an elegant anchor for a stairway by Gary Striegler

Whether it's four steps or four flights, the framing basics for safe, comfortable stairs are the same by John Spier

A temporary form and laminated plywood stringers make building these stairs easier than you might think by Mike Guertin

Southern yellow-pine treads hide welded-steel brackets that make these stairs appear to float in space by Glen Stewart

With the stairs as a form, laminating commercially available bending rail is easier than it appears by John Griffin

Wide horizontal laminations show off the grain of the maple caps by John Griffin

Using plywood instead of framing lumber can guarantee a stable and accurate staircase that won't break the bank by Alan Ferguson

by Daniel Mack

A stick-framed stair lifts the eye upward while keeping the costs under control by Russell O. Bessonette

A combination of built-up moldings and layers of plywood duplicates a traditional look by Jim Donnelly

Redwood boards and custom moldings decorate a pressure-treated post and anchor the front-porch steps by Peter Carlson

by Stephen Smulski

by Jeffrey S. Janssen