Fig. 23. Portion of Finished String,
Showing Returned Nosings and
Coves, also Bead Moulding.
Fig. 24. Portion of Open, Bracketed String Stair,
with Returned Nosings and Coves,
Scroll Brackets,and Bead Moulding.
We have now described several methods of dealing with strings; but there are still a few other points connected with these members, both housed and open, that it will be necessary to explain; before the young workman can proceed to build a fair flight of stairs. The connection of the wall string to the lower and upper floors, and the manner of affixing the outer or cut string to the upper joist and to the newel, are matters that must not be overlooked. It is the intention to show how these things are accomplished, and how the stairs are made strong by the addition of rough strings or bearing carriages.
