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Prepare Custom Oak Handrails

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From Trash to Class: Dream deck makeover.

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What happens here

The new handrails will be crafted from 3-inch thick, rough-cut oak planks. Use a circular saw to cut the oak planks to the desired lengths for the handrail sections, ensuring they match the deck's dimensions. Then, use an angle grinder to smooth and shape the edges of the oak, removing any rough edges or splinters from the rough-cut material. This step also involves creating custom end caps or design elements for the handrails, such as a decorative notch at the end of each handrail section.

Goal: Cut and shape rough-cut oak planks into new handrails.

Tools and materials

  • Angle Grinder DeWalt — Shaping and smoothing the edges of the oak planks
  • Circular Saw Milwaukee — Cutting oak planks to length
  • Rough-Cut Oak Planks — Constructing the new handrails
  • Tape Measure — Measuring planks for accurate cuts

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The material we're going to use as the handrail itself is 3 in thick and it's wide oak planking that was rough cut sawm mill material. So this didn't come prefinished in any way, shape or form. We actually bought this off from a farmer who was just liquidating his supply and wanted to make space in his barn. We ended up buying this many years back with no clear clue of what we were ever going to use this for. Sometimes when you have a deal fall in your lap that's too good to pass up, you go ahead and jump on it whether you need it or not. And that was this material. I

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