[TheForge] Outdoor Stairs/steps railing project

[Jim Beard]

There is a large book of gate designs put out by Countryside Rural
Development in england.   I like flipping through the images to get
ideas.  I bet you could find a lot there.

Here is the link:

http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/archive/publications/craftpublications.asp

Jim
Eugene, OR


On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:54 AM, ries <ries at riesniemi.com> wrote:
> 1904 can mean all kinds of things, depending on where you are, and the
> style.
> In europe, 1904 was the tail end of Art Noveau, and the beginnings of
> modernism.
> So somewhere in the world, just about ANY style would be appropriate for a
> 1904 house.
>
> I have a big collection of Dover books about ironwork, which I use as
> inspiration for things like this-
> There are Dover books about Victorian Houses, Art Noveau, Art Deco, Prairie
> Style, and many more.
> Most Dover books are only ten or twelve bucks.
> http://store.doverpublications.com/index.html
> Places like Powells also stock a lot of Dover books.
>
> Ries
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Jonathan Barnhart wrote:
>
> I'm trying to put together a set of rails for new set of stone steps that a
> local family just had installed.  The house was built in 1904 and the owners
> would like to have a set of all steel railings.  Their intent is to have
> something simple yet elegant that will go with the older look of the house.
>  To that end I'm looking for some railings from the time period to get me
> started in the right direction.  So, if anyone can point me to some sources
> (especially the free internet variety)  I'd appreciate it.  Also any tips
> that anyone could give me for building and finishing the rails would be
> great as well (mainly because up until now my work has been smaller
> decorative pieces, jewelry, tools, and knives/No architectural pieces).
>
>
>
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