He then uses that as a reference to make templates for both the riser form and curved tread.
Making curved stair treads.
Tim healey to create a perfectly smooth arc for the stair tread the author needed to calculate the radius of the rough tread.
How to make your own curved stair treads.
The first step for a stairway should be a starting step or a curved stair tread that has a volute on top of it.
In step 1 he measures out a chord c a straight line between two points on the arc.
The classic step for beginning a stairway.
Armed with the templates he builds the form to laminate the riser makes the curved tread and installs both riser and tread at the bottom of the existing stair framing.
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In step 2 he measures the height h or the perpendicular distance from the center of the chord to the arc.
Our standard curved stair treads are 1 thick but if you have spiral steps or other custom requirements treads can be made up to 2 thickness.
Part two of this article covers laminating skirt boards building custom pie shaped stair treads bending a curved stair rail cutting fitting and installing handrail balusters and final trim details.