Building an unpermitted staircase from timbers

Summary by Krater

The creator enlists the help of another woodworker to build a timber-frame mono-stringer staircase from a single large Douglas Fir beam, processing the wood and attaching the stair treads over four days.

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Answers: How do you build a timber-frame mono-stringer staircase from a single tree?

• timber-frame staircase construction
• mono-stringer staircase building
• Douglas Fir beam processing
• bow-tie inlay installation
• stair tread installation

What it concludes

• A standard bed pickup with a red flag makes transporting oversized lumber legal.
• A chainsaw cut on structural timber produces a rough glue-edge that requires further trimming with a track saw and hand saw.
• The Whiteside inlay kit and a router provide a tight fit for bow-tie inlays and eliminate softening issues common in softwoods.
• LED-cured invisible wood finish cures instantly and requires less guesswork than traditional oils.
• Independent reviews are more reliable than creator-sponsored tests for evaluating wood finishes.