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Cherry Stair Parts

by Andrew Kozlov

Designing a staircase with cherry stair parts involves anticipating how the wood will react to your carpentry. Black cherry, one of the more precious wood building materials available, is what's known as a moderate hardwood. The cherry tree is a deciduous tree with broad leaves. Cherry wood itself is rather porous, but it can be somewhat tricky to work with, considering that it splits easily.

You could use finishing nails when hammering in your black cherry balustrading, but if you do so, remember to countersink your nails, so they won't show through the final product. Black cherry is easy to carve, and you can use a number of very good resins to extract the optimal color from your base wood. On the other hand, you might choose simply to stain and finish your cherry wood.

Building Your Stairs with Cherry Wood

Examine the timber of the other wood-based pieces in your home or apartment before staining the cherry wood you are going to use for your staircase. Don't fret if the color of the base wood doesn't match up perfectly with the aesthetics of the rest of the room. You can always dye the wood with resin--always along the axis of the grain--to create a more balanced environment.

To save costs, you might use cherry wood just for the balustrading and treads. For the recessed risers and the strings that you won't be able to see, you might want to use a cheaper, more easily manipulated wood, such as classic pine. You can also substitute hemlock, oak, or hickory to get a similarly enhanced wood aesthetic from your stairs.

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