This handbook has all the information you need to design and build the right wood staircase for any job. Every stairway in this book uses the most widely-accepted relationship between riser and tread. You'll learn the stair fundamentals, which are the basic principles of stair design and construction. Then you get a graduate course on stair building. You'll learn exactly how to put the stairs together, from framing a simple basement stairway to placing the newel post and handrail on a formal staircase.