Techniques of Staircase Construction: Technical and Design Instructions for Stairs Made of Wood, Steel, Conrete, and Natural Stone
Willibald Mannes"This resulted in a decline in the quality of stair construction; what is more, fewer and fewer craftsmen were trained for this rewarding and varied branch of woodworking craftsmanship. This is a regrettable development, since good stair builders must combine the design capabilities and three-dimensional approach of the carpenter with the exact and neat craftsmanship of the joiner. Techniques of Staircase Construction therefore provides welcome guidelines and instructions to those concerned with practical building throughout the construction sequence, from the measuring and the drawing of plans and elevations to the use of materials and the actual construction.
"Design engineers and architects will find this book equally useful, since stair construction now consists of two main areas: one comprises ready-made stairs and their varied possibilities, the other, stairs made by craftsmen in a variety of types and styles. In the hope that this second area, the craft-based group, will regain lost ground and that we can speak in the near future not only of a renaissance of wooden structures but also of stairs, I express my good wishes for a wide distribution of this excellent and instructive book." [Donat Muller, Foreword]