CUSTOM STEEL/WOOD RAILING, by Eric Gulbransen

September 25, 2021

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Client asked me to match the stile and look of their chosen light fixture, for a “blackened” steel railing with a Brazilian Cherry top.  I answered “Sure” then immediately thought “How in the hell am I gonna do that…”   Well, here’s the answer I came up with.

Client was super happy. Yey!
Wood mockup
Oh the fear of making the wrong cut..
Jig used to keep router from going wild
Posts in place, now time to piece it all together
By jobs end I had it down.
Tig Welding indoors. Scary at first but those fireproof blankets work wonders
tricky cuts
too many clamps
Ricky Flip
It’s a simple chemical process easy to do at home.
Lost in ballusters
Last step is sealing
As if that step-over wasn’t challenging enough..
Pre glue and pre screw. Looks promising
Post glue and post screw and post finish. But pre paint on the walls. I am very happy with how this turned out. Shocked actually
When finished it looked a lot like the light fixture I was asked to match. Pure luck
I love challenging finish work like this
Just like the dream
knee wall corner, with steel “molding”
Now we had this multi-angle-multi-medium challenge to deal with
Pretty and functional
Turned out just like the dream

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