Looks fantastic!

No sawdust, and that saw is pretty sharp by the looks of things!

Here is my second attempt, it makes you a little less sea sick!

Made the video in sketchup, then used Wax 2.0 to add in the logo.

Youtube Video

Yea, I think you are right, easy to get carried away on the first try. I will do some more professional ones in the next week or two

Hey,

I just saw the Keyframes animation plugin in the CatchUp Edition4 news letter!
http://regularpolygon.org

I posted it in the woodworking section since I have made a video on how to fit a winder staircase, I am really impressed with this plugin!

Here's the video on youtube:
Youtube Video

I think its pretty good for a first attempt, although when moveing a component and the camera, it can make you feel a little seasick!

Cheers,

Some pics of it in our shop... sorry about the guy posing!

yea the regs can be a headache

There are at least 3 pieces of software that I know of that carry the building codes for the uk - compass stair, staircon and alphastair.

Yep, to code, Of course you would make it shallower/bigger given enough room.

The only way that the bottom step would be a trip hazard is if there were a walkway/corridor on the right hand side of the staircase.

We have other software specific to making stairs, but for some jobs we use sketchup to get a decent visulisation of the stairs.

we cut everything we can on CNC Routers, for assembly in our shop, we do not do any site fitting work however, so we do not often see the finished product although I'm sure we will see some photos of this in a month or so.

The stringers will be in oak. (I just use white for some reason in my models!)
the glass will be clear.

The bottom 3 steps have been manufactured, the main parts of the staircase have been manufactured, just need to assemble it now. will be sure to get some photos later today/tomorrow.

I use 10mm Oak faced MDF for the risers, with MDF formers behind. the risers have saw cuts in the back, in order to allow it to bend.

I love this blog!