We have moved our stairs along into the finishing stage by first prepping the complete assembly for stain. To do this we hand to cut over 100 plugs to fill the holes left from the lag bolts used to fasten the treads and landings together. This was a huge amount of work and led to an additional sand and vacuum process. We also filled many of the holes and imperfections with a stainable wood filler. With the prep done we are ready to apply two coats of stain.
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| In this instance we are boring the holes deeper to allow use of larger plugs. The plugs are considerably larger than normal so we are using a 3/4 inch hole saw to cut them. They fit nicely in the hole and are glued into place using regular wood glue |
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Plugs are setting up and ready to be cut off
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| Plug is cut off and can now be sanded flush with the tread |
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