Routers are amazing woodworking tools, and the video above shows one example of what I mean. I made this video back in 2009 (my beard wasn’t quite as grey then) but I was reminded about it again when I recently milled another run of high-end staircase handrailing using the same technique. The handrail in the video is made of ash, the stuff I made since is cherry. You can make your own from any kind of hardwood. Softwoods such as the harder species (spruce, yellow pine, red pine) can also be used.
The lengths of railing you’ll see above were the ones I made in the video using three router bits: one forms the curved top corners of the railing; another forms the indented place for your fingers; and a third bit cuts a small 45º angle on the bottom. Click above to watch and learn. This is actually a fairly easy process.
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