The style of cut string stairs I chose is in Victorian style as it’s the most common historical style been reproduced today and also original Victorian staircases remain intact in many homes throughout the western world dating back as far as the 1830s. The exact stairs I propose to reproduce is the stairs pictured on the title page. I found these stairs after extensive searches of old Victorian style homes on Google, the staircase is from a house in Yorkshire, England and the house has been published many times for its interior design. I intend on informing the current homeowners on my project and I will try get their permission to use their images for my research, when I complete the report I will share it with the homeowners including imagery of the finished staircase. The main reason I went for the Victorian style is because I have always liked that style of architecture from walking around Dublin city. The Victorian style been still so common today I also found that work in this style is still very common and it would be a great bonus for myself to familiarise myself with that time period. To reproduce these stairs I am going to research how these stairs would have been made in the mid 1850s and see how I can better reproduce the staircase using modern methods. I am going to reproduce the stairs at an appropriate scale once all dimensions have been finalised. When I’m reproducing these stairs I am going to use as many modern methods as opposed to the original methods to see what way is best in time and overall end quality. The newel post and balusters I’m going to reproduce using a wood turning lathe as this is the best method still today. The stairs I’m reproducing are going to be made using Red Deal wood as It’s a easy... ... middle of paper ... ...tairs as there are a lot of areas that need pressure to ensure all joints are closed during gluing. A damp cloth is useful to wipe excess glue as glue can spill onto surfaces when cramping. Week 10 – The Finish The final week will be solely needed for the spraying of the project as this will take a lot of time as there needs to be sufficient drying time between coats. The poker table will need to be sanded lightly between coats with 320p grit of sandpaper to remove any material that may have been raised during spraying. When the undercoat has dried and sanded lightly it will now be time for the finish coat of spray lacquer. A 400p grit of sandpaper with minerals oil lubricants will then be used to rub out the finish. When the spray lacquer finish coat has dried fully the final step will be to apply wax to the finish with a rag and then buffed clean with a clean rag.
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Minnie’s right foot led the way and paused on each step. Like a young child first learning to master the staircase she would wait for her left foot to catch up before leading again with her right. Her feet glided lightly across the wooden steps and only the dust particles felt her movement. She seemed to have a pillow of air floating underneath her. Quite ironically, with each descending stride her body took, her hand would tightly grip the banister until her veins were crushed against her tightened skin with no way out.
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