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Challenging Material<\/h4>\n
If memory serves, the machinist got really involved in the final design of the project at this point and took it over from there. This was because the raw material was difficult to work with, and would start to chatter a lot on the lathe. As such, we couldn’t do every design we wanted, especially if it removed too much material in the wrong places so as to make the spindle “noodly”.<\/p>\n
Other Details…<\/h4>\n
There was a Master Carpenter involved also, and I took cues from him on how long balusters should be, how he’d prefer to fasten them into the staircase, any rule of thumbs, if anything is a ‘no-no’ in the baluster biz, etc.<\/p>\n
There was going to be some patina products rubbed on the spindles, either to antique the finishes, or preserve the machined brightness…can’t remember how that turned out.<\/p>\n
Renderings & Screenshots<\/h3>\n
I don’t think I ever took pics of the finished project. But see some of the renderings and screenshots from the design phase of this baluster project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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