. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 47. Fig. 48. Methods of Forming Bullnose Steps. the tenon of the newel is marked on the upper step. The section () shows the manner in which the blocks are built up and the neweltenoned into them. 295 32 STAIR-BUILDING. Fig. 49. Side Elevation of Open-StringStair with Bullnose Steps. The newel, Fig. 49, is rather anelaborate affair, being carved at thebase and Oxi the body, and havinga carved rosette planted in a small,sunken panel on three sides, the railbutting against the fourth side. Open-Newel S
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 47. Fig. 48. Methods of Forming Bullnose Steps. the tenon of the newel is marked on the upper step. The section () shows the manner in which the blocks are built up and the neweltenoned into them. 295 32 STAIR-BUILDING. Fig. 49. Side Elevation of Open-StringStair with Bullnose Steps. The newel, Fig. 49, is rather anelaborate affair, being carved at thebase and Oxi the body, and havinga carved rosette planted in a small,sunken panel on three sides, the railbutting against the fourth side. Open-Newel Stairs. Before leav-ing the subject of straight and dog-legged stairs, the student should bemade familiar with at least oneexample of an open-newel stair. Asthe same principles of constructiongovern all styles of open-newelstairs, a single example will be sufficient. The student must, ofcourse, understand that he himself is the greatest factor in planningstairs of this type; that the setting out and design-ing will generally devolve on him. By exercisinga little thought and foresight, he can so arrangehis plan that a minimum of both labor and materialwill be required. Fig. 54 shows a plan of an open-newel stair having two landings and closed strings, shown in elevation in Fig. 55. The dotted lines show the
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