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Double 180 degree free-standing staircase has additional turn at bottom with main floor as landing.

A free-standing staircase is not supported on the back side. Sometimes, as in this case, there is one bolt attached in the middle of the carriage.

Heart Pine treads ended at floor level where marble began and continued to the lower landing at back door.

The hand rail continued to the lower landing where the volute ends the rail.

The treads engage the wall on both sides but the treads are matched to the 180 degree turn.

The carriage is decorated with hand made trim that is size specific to its location. This means each piece is the same design but a different size.

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This William Pain design is a full free-standing staircase that does not touch or fasten to the back wall.

Carving the volute entails developing techniques that allow areas that are most exposed to have better grain directions for finishing and cuts down on the overall time to complete the project.

The Eye of the Volute

The volute and all hand rail parts are joined with Dap Weldwood Resorcinol (two-part) water-proof glue.

Volute that attaches to side wall. Here the plug for the screw is yet to be inserted.