Todd M posted:"A lot of things in a car build don't work out the way you planned."
Now, THAT was funny!
And whatever my car build is throwing at me, my staircase project throws triple. It took me 4 tries to build half of the curved maple handrail. And I'm still not satisfied, but I think I may have a mutiny on my hands if I started the handrail over; again.
Having bent wood a few times (shelves, barreled tin ceiling) let me just say that a helix maple hand railing like that is some major league stylings and not at all suited for the beginner with two bread boards and a tool box under his belt.
I tip my hat.