Work on Stairs

The top of the stairs had a funny little return that seemed to go to a 2X4 that ran along the wall. It is hard to determine what the stairs looked like in their original configuration but this return is a little strange. 

When we were down at the ReStore in Seattle a couple of weeks ago we picked up a carved fir wall plate that was from an old stairway. We plan on using that but in doing so we though that we would need an additional spindle in the space. Because it is going to be painted I glued up a couple pieces of popular and turned them on the lathe. Here is a picture of the finished spindle.

 Here is a picture of the finished spindle just held in place in its final position. It matches the originals pretty well but it is not exact. It was a fun challenge to work on my turning abilities.