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APRIL

JOURNAL

2006

CONTENTS

SCHOOLHOUSE

PROJECT P.2325

LEAF & TENDRIL

CABINET PULL

P.2330

A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF ILLUSTRATED TECHNIQUES D 183

#183, April 2006

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BLACKSMITH ’ S JOURNAL ARCHIVE

#58 June 1995

The June ‘95 issue covered technical aspects of

spiral stairs. This month we go out into the field

to begin to track the design, construction and

installation of a spiral stair and railing.

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SCHOOLHOUSE PROJECT

Built around 1860, the Lyon Schoolhouse,

located in east central Missouri, has remained

essentially unchanged for 146 years. Although

it’s been a long time since the bell in the cupo-

la rang to signal the beginning of class, the

structure itself has remained basically

unchanged until now. The building is under-

going renovation to convert it into a residence

that includes the addition of a loft and two

new rooms. The loft will need an iron railing

and spiral staircase.

We thought it would be interesting to fol-

low the job from beginning to finish, broaden-

ing our usual blacksmithing techniques to

include measurement, design, customer input,

and installation of a job.

Like many jobs, the blacksmith was consulted after construction began on the schoolhouse, and so there is always the

possibility of having to tear-out or redesign to make the ironwork fit. In this case, the staircase was moved from the origi-

nal position underneath the loft—as shown on the architects plan—to the front of the loft. This meant that a landing had to

be built out from a beam that ran along the front edge of the loft. At this point many of the changes are made by the

owner, but it is the blacksmith’s job to interpret them and find solutions to the problems they sometimes create.

Fortunately, the solution involved adding on to the structure rather than tearing anything out.

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These are the basic measurements needed for designing the ironwork. They include the point

where the railing meets the roof line, floor to floor height and upstairs head room.

The placement of the staircase is determined by the head room at the landing: 6’-8” is common for

most residential building codes.

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The original architects plan placed the staircase below the loft and behind a beam near the leading edge

of the structure. It was felt that this took too much floor space away.

The solution was to move the staircase out in front of the beam and build the loft out to provide a land-

ing. This meant that an additional beam perpendicular to the existing one would be needed to support

the extension next to the staircase.

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