Show r Most Import Important nt Piece of V Woodwork Is Stair In every ery two-story two house the largest and most Important single plc piece ce of woodwork is Ig the stair In most houses the stair has a aery very ery prominent locatIon location loca loca- tIon tion In tn the entrance hall or living Ing room where It is the first object that m meets ets the view of ot all who enter So th the appearance is of ot paramount importance for or It Is the key to the time whole Intel Interior lor No other part of the hou house e gt gets ts so fO much wear as the time stairs stalls so so the they need to be strongly made to stand hard and constant usage the materials must be good and they must be kept painted for reasons of economy and beauty More rore than a hundred pieces of various van van- vari OilS ous sizes and shapes have to be fitted together to make a cOl complete stair The fitting of these into a a perfect unit that thatis thatIs is Is s absolutely rigid and strong requires expert export stall skill In In fact Is Isn Is Isa n a distinct t trade In itself and always should hould be done by a specialist In stair work At the same time thine a n stair that has hns elegance dignity and grace ruce fJ of appearance appearance appearance ap ap- requires a mind trained In designing Time The parts of a stair stair trends treads risers musters balusters newels tall rail anch so on on-a on are on-are are bought from woodwork factories A complete stair can lie he secured from these factories als also 10 to fit your jour our partIcular particular par par- titular hou house horse e using any desired designs designs designs de de- signs fo for the various parts It Is to bu buy your jour stair In Inthis Inthis inthis this wn way because It comes to the time Job with whim all parts I properly opell fitted to together ether and machine sanded This saving In carpenter labor or alone Jone more than makes up for the rhe slight additional cost of the time complete stair to II say nothing of the time fact that all ull shortages and averages u of material are eliminated and attI mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes In putting the stair together are ure almost Impossible Choose Chouse on one that Is put together tightly practically without with out nails nalls If you ou would eliminate sq squeaks ks Stairs are arc two general genen types types open open and boxed The latter add no feature feature fea tea ture of ot beauty to 10 the home hut but e serve e merely as os' a means of reaching the second floor They rhey have the time an ad advantage tage tuge of ot saving sa space being between two walls wails aUt and of course are ure less expensive c than thun open stairs However However However How How- ever there Is n a not decorative decorative not to say romantic romantic quality quality about a n graceful colonial or sturdy English stair which adds much to the character of or any hous house Open stairs may be open string showing the time ends of the treads and risers or curb string where these ar are concealed by a straight edge face stringer Colonial houses would not seem natural without their open stairways stairways stair stair- ways was with slender white spindles mahogany ma ma- hogan treads and vol handrail In selecting a colonial stair avoid large lorge looking heavy-looking ones and choose one with slender delicately m molded parts If It you ou would toll follow ow historic prec prec- Birch Is the best wood for tor these as ns It takes both Ivory ory enamel and mahogany stain to excellent ad ad- vantage For the time English or Mission or Chalet type of house varnished oak stairs stairs stairs-or or perhaps stained pine pine pine- are better |