January/February 2007
by Andy Engel
A simple site-built jig made it easy to build this elegant outdoor staircase.
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Housed-Stringer Exterior Stairs A simple site-built jig made it easy to build this elegant outdoor staircase Andy Engel I prefer to build stairs using housed stringers, which means that the ends of the treads and risers are wedged and glued into mortises routed into the stringers. While this approach sounds like a lot of work, it doesn't take much longer than crafting a decent set of notched-stringer stairs. What you get for the extra effort is a stronger stair - since you haven't notched away half the stringer - and one that's practically seamless. While I first used this technique
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