Wooden Spindles
What are Wooden Spindles and why are they important
Some people refer to Spindles as the Baluster, which is the term mostly used in North America to describe the item in the UK commonly referred to as a
Spindle.
Spindles are the decorative uprights that run between the handrail and the base rail or the tread of the step. They are designed to stop objects and people from falling off the stairs below the handrail. Spindles are not structural support.
They do not hold the handrail up; the structural support for the handrail is provided by the newel posts, the main purpose of the uprights is to prevent harm, by restricting people and objects falling off the stairs.
Transform Your Home with Decorative Spindles
Swapping out your stair parts can transform your staircase, landing, and hallway. Also if you are extending your home to create a new cellar or loft conversion it’s important to have matching staircases throughout the home as your stair case is a key feature.
Here at Spindlewood, much of our work is restoring existing spindles that have become damaged and turning new stair parts to match existing staircases, new structures, extensions, and extended living space.
When restoring, replacing, or creating new stair parts your goal may be to create a design suited to your needs and one that adds value to your home.
Why Spindlewood for Custom Stair Parts
Our staircase components and stair parts are oftern described as the best on the market. All staircases in your home can benefit from Spindlewood staircase parts. Spindles are an integral part of a balustrade, holding the handrail firmly in place to make a stairway safer and easier to use. They are also used to prevent trips and falls when climbing or descending a stair making them a sound choice for every stage of life.
With a variety of custom designs available, these spindles can fit any kind of interior design. Spindlewood creates custom designs, restorations and we turn wood from drawings and items requiring restoration. We create Spindles, in various formats including, classical, traditional, modern and contemporary.
Most of our designs are made of hardwood and many of our customers prefer a stained wood finish to paint.
Stair Parts For the Trade
Spindlewood offers an extensive woodturning service to create custom solutions for the trade, our service lines include stair parts, furniture, restorations and leisure items such as boat masts and steering. Spindlewood offers solutions to the trade, including designers, architects and builders or developers. We manufacture these spindles in the UK and we ship to your premises or site.
Spindles (aka balusters) are the thin supports between the base rail or tread of the step and the handrail. As we have mentioned before, they are not structural and do not hold up the handrail, but will offer a little support and they are to stop people falling through the gap below the handrail.
Spindles are typically wood and they are turned on a lathe to achieve perfectly round cuts on. These can get fairly ornate depending on the style you are trying to achieve and your budget.
Typically our spindles are custom made to your precise specification, design, style, wood type and size. Typically spindles tend to be between 32mm and 41mm wide, but again can be made outside these sizes.
There is an enormous range of styles available when it comes to choosing the right spindles for your stairs. Typically the biggest choice that you will have is the Turn and the material that you are going to use.
Wooden Spindles
As they are so simple to make and efficient, they are usually the most popular. There is an enormous variety of wooden spindles to choose from, as well. For example:
- Type of wood – The most common design choices are Oak and Ash with most people preferring to paint Pine. You can find wood that you like by shopping around, but there are a great many different kinds that are used.
- Design – At the simplest, wooden spindles can be square and upright, but even these can be enhanced with chamfers. When Designing new, restoring existing or replacing broken or damaged spindles, use a design in keeping with the home style, be that Modern, traditional, contemporary or elegant. Spindlewood are happy to discuss your sterling choices. Turned spindles can vary considerably from the delicate Edwardian styles to the heavier traditional styles and the Victorian styles. At the most complex, there are twisted spindles, which are also known as barley twist spindles. Fluting can also be added to the turned spindles. Flutes are grooves that are routed into the spindle for decorative purposes.
- Finish – The spindles can be painted or the wood left exposed. Polishing or varnishing are beautiful options to bring out the wood grain.
In addition to manufacturing and supplying oak spindles, oak handrails, and oak base rails, Spindlewood also manufactures and supplies oak newel posts, caps, and spindles to the trade. The materials utilized in the construction of stair parts are both top quality and affordable. Our oak and other wood-turned staircase parts come in a wide range of designs and materials, so you are able to mix and match to transform your living space.
Need to know more about managing your woodturning restoration project, why not speak with an expert at Spindlewood
Contact Spindlewood
Address: The Old Bakery 8 Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 5ET
Website: www.spindlewoodturning.co.uk
Email: info@spindlewoodturning.co.uk
Tel: 01278 453665
Opening Times
Monday 8:30am – 530pm
Tuesday 8:30am – 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am – 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am – 3:00pm
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