Stair Manufacture

Wood and materials: design and construction considerations

What materials are best for your project? Whatever your wood working project you have the choice to start with raw materials that are either solid wooden boards or a composite material manufactured…

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newel post design

Newel post design and manufacturing in StairDesigner

StairDesigner is able to handle the different types of newel posts you would typically need in any stair project. It also allows for precise positioning control, firstly in the standard settings you…

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cnc stair production

CNC stair production for small to medium workshops

In this case study we’ll show you a 3-axis CNC machine used to manufacture a stair that consists of solid wood parts prepared from raw timber. This is a typical CNC configuration…

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wedges for stair building

Using wedges in stair building

The use of wedges in stair construction is commonplace in many countries but mainly those with an Anglo-Saxon heritage like the UK, US and Canada. A key goal in stair building is…

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Puzzle joint to combine 2 parts of stair stringboard

Stair Building made easy with a 3 Axis CNC Machine

In partnership with Maxicam we offer a complete software to CNC solution that includes our cabinet software Polyboard, nesting optimisation software OptiNest, VCarve and of course a 3 axis CNC. This configuration…

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wooden staircase design

A better way to build stairs + latest software features

Happy New Year from all of us at Wood Designer. We hope you’re well rested and have great plans in place for 2019, both for your business and life away from work….

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Triple your orders with StairDesigner!

Damien Juillat is a professional woodworker with huge resources of creativity. He’s also an enthusiastic user of our stair design software solution and regularly sends us videos presenting his various stair projects….

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3D stair calculator project walk through

Designing and manufacturing a staircase can be one of the trickiest tasks in woodwork. However, if you use a 3D stair calculator you can speed up the process massively and at the…

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