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Fireplace Mantel Surround Designs75

Fireplace Mantel Surround Designs

Note: This is the first of a two part series.  The second piece is here:Fireplace Mantel Surrounds  pt 2 As you can tell from my other Hubs, I am really into product and design ideas to enhance the beauty of the home. I've written about kitchen...

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Stairway design - Iron balusters part 475

Stairway design - Iron balusters part 4

This is my fourth in a series regarding stairways and stair design. In this article I will focus more on aesthetics, and in particular, the option to use forged iron balusters as opposed to wooden balusters. ...

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Stairways- baluster arrangement- Part 372

Stairways- baluster arrangement- Part 3

This is my third installment on stairs and stair design. In this article, I'd like to discuss baluster arrangement. There are several ways balusters can be arranged on a stairway. But first let me define a...

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Polyurethane Molding Review74

Polyurethane Molding Review

16" wide polyurethane crown molding Wood moldings have been available for centuries and millions of homes have been adorned by them. Wood, as a medium for moldings, has stood the test of time both in...

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Fireplace Mantel Design - Part 273

Fireplace Mantel Design - Part 2

This is the second part of my mantel surround article. In part one I described, in particular, mantel surrounds with columns like the one pictured to the right. This hub will focus, however, on pilaster style...

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Beautiful Hand Carved Embellishments72

Beautiful Hand Carved Embellishments

Hand carved wooden embellishments can make a handsome addition to any home. I've set out here to define many of the more common hand carved adornments and conclude with a few images of finished projects.

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Staircase Construction - Baluster Fastening Methods71

Staircase Construction - Baluster Fastening Methods

This hub page, like many of my others, has to do with staircases. However, this one is slightly different in that it gets a little more technical. This hub is more so for the do-it-yourselfer (DIY) or perhaps the professional stair installer. If...

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Stairways-geometry and measurements - Part 272

Stairways-geometry and measurements - Part 2

This is my second part on stairs and stair design. In this brief article I'd like to discuss some of the geometry of stair design and a few of the more important stair codes used throughout most of the US. A friend of mine told me recently that...

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Lathe Turning Kitchen Island Legs68

Lathe Turning Kitchen Island Legs

These are a set of Barley twisted kitchen Island legs that I made for a customer in Arizona. You do know what island legs are? These are the decorative (and sometimes structural) legs that support kitchen island overhangs (where the counter-top...

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Stairs and beautiful stair design67

Stairs and beautiful stair design

Most of my adult life I've been involved with woodworking of some sort. I have been a remodeling contractor, a furniture builder, and currently am a professional would turner. And for much of the time I've...

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