You will need to drill a pilot hole into the underside of the handrail to allow you to drive the screw through the handrail and firmly attach it to the
newel post.
7 Screw the other end of the handrail to the bottom
newel post, working from under the rail this time.
2 Tighten the bolts through the
newel post and floor joists, ensuring the
newel post is well secured to the floor joists.
HOW: Fix the handrail to the top and bottom
newel post connectors.
Plumb and anchor the bottom
newel post with screws and blocking.
There is a porch entrance into a reception hall with oak parquet floor and stairs to the first floor with original banister, spindles and
newel posts. An open cloaks area has a leaded window to the front.
The hardwood legs are not usual table fare either; they're made from standard stairway
newel posts. The rest of the wood parts are used in a unique way to complete the look of the table.
Anyone who adores period features from this era will be delighted to see a hallway packed full of charm, featuring highly decorative coving, dado rails and the original staircase complete with
newel post, spindles and handrail.
``When he went up it, he would put his hand on the
Newel post and say `nice bit of mahogany'.
RapidRail's components comprise a molded handrail,
newel posts and tops, balusters, premortised top and bottom rails, hardware,
newel post mounts, and skirts.
Every
newel post on the staircases had a carved lion's head at the top of the post.
One was already impressive with a fabulous statement, fluted
Newel post. A Newel is usually the central supporting pillar of a spiral staircase but can also refer to the upright post that supports the handrail of a stair bannister or the principal post at the foot of a straight flight of stairs.
