Picture of old Indian Rosewood stairs
I was able to dig up a picture of the old stairs. The treads are solid Indian Rosewood and the spindles are a combination of Red Oak and Rosewood. The photo shows a child gate at the bottom.
The Old House Staircase:
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And, the New house staircase during construction. Bubinga and Maple. It took twenty workmen to bring the staircase frame into the house from the truck! The curved staircase (steps part) was built off site and delivered to the site in one piece. The spindles and handrail were attached on site. Took about 9 months to make the staircase and two months to install the spindles and handrail. I specified 400 grit hand finish in oil and the finishing guy swore he would never take on that again :)
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