O'Neils Mercantile & Repair

[PRR Modeler]

Larry there is some great modelinhg going on here. How about some trees, bushes and grass.

[ACL1504]

Larry,

Looks great and lots of detail bring it all together.

Tom

[Jerry]

Larry very well done.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Curt thank you. Yup trees and other scenery material will be handled when I get that far. Going to try and make some trees BUT if they don't turn out too well then I may break down and buy some.

Tom thanks; appreciate your comments.

Jerry thank you and for your encouragement.

[Philip]

I remember climbing steps that had a 2x2 ledger board unevenly spaced and unlevel nailed on each stringer and the step would ride those ledgers nail in with 16 penny nails. They it went to two stringer and now days by code requires 3.

I'm digging the building with the random battens!

Great work Larry! Woof Woof!    

[Larry C]

Philip thank you so much.

[Rick]

Larry, hand rails can be a pain but you did a very good job of it.
I like Curt's suggestion.

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry, nice work on the stairs and handrails.  I really like all the details. Have fun, mike

[Philip]

Back when I was a full time trim carpenter I made a jig up that is similar to the video. Take a look. My personal jig is adjustable for different handrail heights but the important part is that it keep the railing parallel from bottom to the top. The handrail height should always be from the nosing of the step. Over the years handrail height and spindle spacing have changed since the advent of code.

The only difference is your plywood sheet will be much lighter in scale

Philip

[Larry C]

Philip thanks for the link; I'll check it out.