#5 KNOCKING PEGS INTO POSTS | Building a Staircase 

2 videos in 2 days, a record I'm not gonna beat for a while. thanks for the patience with this series, almost, almost finished :) coasters, t-shirts & toolbelts: www.carlrogers.co

Tip for future… keep what you’ve already cut out and masking tape them back in place and draw on your template

Made me feel better to hear, “if you’re not making mistakes you’re probably not learning” Beautiful work!

Literally just finished the last video and 20 seconds later you've uploaded this one! Great.

Very rarely comment as I prefer lurking in the shadows but I have to say Carl your work and your videos is absolutely top notch mate. Kudos to you and your Dad for all your work mate.

Should have popped in a record between the under boards & staircase of when & how this restoration was done so people in 300 years' time would be as amazed as we are watching your work.

After constructing several log cabins, We've discovered that when using wooden pegs, it's better to use a wooden mallet (made from scrap) instead of a steel hammer. And if the pin is located where the mallet is awkward, a angled backing board can be used as an intermediary surface. Metal hammers can easily split or splinter even the hardest wood. But so far, looks great.

Great video. High quality work. I suspect I was not the only watcher who winced when you put your hand into the circular saw recess to pull out the offcut.

Amazing work. Glad to see your Dad up and around after his surgery. I also had my right knee replaced 2 months ago.

I had an old friend that was very well versed in wood working . From having his own saw mill to final finishing work. Watching your show has also taught me a lot. One old crafter once said the same thing, "it's not if you mess up, it's what you do with it." Always makes me wonder how it was done back in the day so well. Good video.

Art doesn’t necessarily always need to come with a frame around …greetings from the Lot, your neighbours!

You are a craftsman extraordinaire. (I am the third generation of a four generation of woodworkers.) Loved watching you mastering the staircase. Great job. Well done 🤎

When cutting shapes out of square stock just tape the offcuts back on so you have a flat surface for your template

Love watching the high quality of your work, no matter how massive the project may be! The renovation is already amazing.

As for marking the second pair of faces to cut on the band saw. Take the offcuts and tape one of them back onto the post, just wrap with masking tape. Then mark from the template onto those. You can also use hot glue etc.

For such a young man you’re really good at what you do. Can’t wait to see the finished staircase.

When you slipped the top newel into position my heart missed a beat. What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. It looks fabulous. Those trees would be so proud to see themselves now! I love watching you both work - glad Dad's knee is doing well. I'm getting a Jackory! Yeay! Now all I need is some sun haha.

Woah two in 24 hours, thanks mate! Love ur videos, doing some renovation projects myself and am always inspired by what you lads are doing!

regarding to mistakes: You can make mistakes, but you must not repeat them. Great work (The stairs AND the video!)

What a commitment to fine craftsmanship. Thank you

Sweet! 2 vids in 2 days . Feeling spoiled. 👍

Fantastic video. excellent quality work. Note to everyone, when working with power tools ,don’t wear loose clothing. I managed to stop a 3000rpm router with a shirt that had come loose . I was routing a worktop using a jig and all I could see was clouds of material. I was so lucky, as all that was hurt was my shirt and my dignity. Keep safe and enjoy woodworking.

Love your restoration work. Your attention to detail, craftsmanship and the mental gymnastics required to make it all work are a joy to watch. Thanks for putting it out for us all to watch!

Absolutely the best craftsmanship I have seen, thank you for sharing the journey.

This staircase is nicer than anything i've ever seen and it's just the staircase

You are the 'Michelangelo' of carpentry!!! Such skills! It is fascinating to watch you at work.

You show as much skill as a woodworker in the reign of Louis XV. Good to see Dad back on his feet again now too. I enjoy seeing your work and your commentary + your humour. Thanks, Carl.

We need to check this channel after 200 yrs to see the works for a new post.

such craftmanship. reminds me of my grandpa, making a mill, wooden figures and all kind of stuff himself. Ur videos is so inspiring.

To quote I love you man : This is AWESOME, This is AWESOME

I had a boss years ago that told me if I wasn't making mistakes, I wasn't working hard enough!😁

I love your work! I'm so glad you still have an index finger (26:03). That's the only time I thought you might have done something "questionable". I'm not the safety police. But so glad you got away with that one. Keep up the excellent work.

This stairs session is absolutely stunning.

My heart nearly stopped when you put your hand so close to the table saw!

With these films you are really spoiling us. One of my favourite channels on youtube Carl. Best wishes to your Dad, I hope makes a full recovery from his knee surgery.

27:00 it's nice to see a Polish accent on a foreign construction site :) greetings from Poland

I'd love to impart these skills with my sons. Great job Carl, it really is a pleasure to watch all this.

Back to back videos, you're spoiling us, thank you

Came by for Carl’s fantastic craftsmanship, stayed for the ‘micro adjuster’. Cheers, mate - thanks for sharing your work with us!

My husband loves your youtube channel. I like your editing very good.

Отлично! Береги себя,соблюдай технику безопасности. Здоровья вашему папе.Спасибо за видео.

These gentlemen possess SUPERIOR carpentry skills! ✨👍👏❤

Great work!! You are a gifted carpenter and craftsman!! Thanks for sharing!

I miss doing this sort of stuff with my Dad lost him a few years ago life definitely hasn't been the same enjoy the time whole you have it. Amazing work by the way love the quality of the workmanship!

You guys are seriously superb. I can spend hours watching you work. I just can't understand where you have acquired your exceptional skills at such a young age Carl?

Opened youtube specifically to check if I didn’t miss any new video. And here it is uploaded 6 hrs. ago. And another one yesterday as a bonus! Awesome 🤩

24:00 carlrogers: completely, utterly solid

Thank you Carl, this is a wonderful video presentation of your restoration journey. That is a gnarly scar that your dad has from his knee replacement surgery. Trusting that he will continue to heal and regain the use of his knee without too much discomfort. Wishing you and your family a blessed autumn season filled with gentle weather and restful evenings. Peace brother.

I love watching this young man work hard and with attention to fine detail. This is something that we all need to do. Keep up the good work!

Amazed at your attention to detail and yes if we are not making mistakes we are not learning. You have one amazing heart to restore something so beautiful.

Looking good. You and your Pa make a good team. Couple of tips if you do not do this already. Get a block of beeswax and make a habit of treating sawblades and band saw and surfaces whilst working Oak and similar wood. Secondly especially at the end of the day, cramp your workpiece and chisel without your arm in the line of the blade. i.e try to chisel 2 handed as much as possible Sounds obvious but will save many a needless accident. Oak floor responds well when installing the joints tightly to a pre wax. Leave your glue only alter if it shifts naturally in the newel. Hope this helps. Stay safe and thank you for posting warts and all. That is reality in the workshop!.

Your craftsmanship is beautiful to watch. Dedication!

It is a real pleasure to see true Craftsmen at work. Keep up the great videos.

Я думаю о том, что когда - то в будущем, кто - то так же будет снимать видео об этом доме, через 100 или 200 лет, и эта работа не канет в бездну. Очень круто, что человек, оставляет после себя такое наследие.. Так же как и мастера прошлого, которые сделали такую красоту.

I like the way you go about it Carl . Your videos are no bs and appreciate the tips that you pass on 👍🏾🇦🇺

Carl- thanks for this staircase series. I wish i could do a neat job like that. Thanks for sharing the ups & downs.

You are scaring me with that band saw

At the beginning, when you were working on your decorative tops on the posts, you could have hot glued your off cuts back on. that way you have some what of a flat surface to trace on. BUT with that said, looks like you didnt need to do that! excellent work brotha man.

As an old 'wood-butcher' I really enjoy the meditative, thoughtful carpentry and building you do Carl.

I’m so glad I found your channel. Your work is impeccable, and your editing is spot on. I can’t wait to see the stairs completed, but I will be sad when the whole project is finally finished. Thanks for keeping us entertained. Stay safe, and we’ll see you on the next episode. Thanks for everything, Carl.

That sir, is a thing of beauty.

Once again, woodwork morphed into carpentry. Absolute work of art.

never thought I'd have such a thing as my favourite sets of stairs in the world but between you guys and New Yorkshire Workshop I now do.

I could watch good old carpentry/joinery skills all day. Very nice work Sir! I'm glad to see your Pops working with you after his surgery. You two make a good team! Stay Safe!!!

All good. The best was the sound of the last tap on the top peg of the lower newel post. Different sound to all previous taps and it sounded like everything just became one on the last stroke. Magnificent countryside and quite spectacular drone footage. Thanks for all the hours of fascinating video. Cheers, David

What a beautiful piece of work. The oak loos spectacular.. Great job Carl.

Amazing job. I can appreciate the patience put into this job.

The craftsman ship is simply magnificent ⚒️🔨🪚🍺

Use a stick to poke wood out the way when cutting dude! There's a reason alot of the old boys who don't believe in that health and safety having missing digits haha That said, great video and amazing craftsmanship.

Wow, after month of work the result of staircase and room is so unbeliveable nice!!!

The amount of patience and precision is truly amazing!❤

awesome work mate! well done, the videos were amazing! thanks for sharing! 🙏🏻

Love that singing wood! Watching from Connecticut, USA

As ever, wonderful. Thank you.

I love your channel, you do everything very professionally and with high quality, my respect to your industriousness

As a fellow skinny person I appreciate that Slim very much. I use it on a ratchet belt that allows me to snug it up enough that the belt doesn't drag off me with the weight of all my tools. I can then hang my impact driver from the very back. Important considerations when working up a tall ladder. Brilliant staircase, Carl. All its' little imperfections add to its' charm and you'll be the only one to notice them as imperfections. The rest of us see character. The shakes might benefit from some bow tie graving pieces but those can always be done in place if they start to worsen. Cheers and see you soon.

You are becoming such an incredible craftsman and artist!

Pure artistry, my father would have loved to watch your skills and design.

Great job, you and your dad make a good team.

My father-in-law always removed the newel caps in the house and made secret caches underneath in the post. One newel post held a rifle to protect the family upstairs. They did this in the 1940's and they were still in use when I moved in around 1980.

Well done lads. Thats one beautiful staircase and something to be proud of. Really enjoy your videos.

Alright. Had Thanksgiving. Hung out with people. Had a few drinks and I get another video? Good day. Thanks man!

You are an artist Buddy. Your father must be so proud.

When cornering the shoulders you went back a couple of centimeters just to go over it again and even that bump out - thank you. Great atmosphere as always.

Love all your stuff. You said new video before christmas... :)

Lovely job mate. Your workshop must smell great with all that oak being cut, very distinctive

The stairs are coming out amazing! One of the hardest things in carpentry is a staircase, you guys make it look easy! Can't wait for more videos!

Some real craftsmanship. WOW! 😮👌

You're a first class carpenter! Cudos to you and your work! We're lucky to be able to follow along. Thank you!

You guys are doing a great job!! Videos like yours make me wish I was more handy and knew how to use my tools better.

€200 for a piece of seasoned oak seems like a steal these days! Still requires incredible skill to turn it into something usable.

Great to see the old man back from the repair shop looking good as new!

Amazing results. It's a work of art and a show of real skill.

The most beautiful workmanship. Such a treat

Back to back videos!!! Absolutely amazing! Thank you!

I think we all have jobs that never seem to end! You're making a beautiful job of the stairs Carl. Hope your dad is doing well with his knee, if he is able to kneel on the ground without toppling over then major success.

I'm enjoying your restoration series very much. It's great to see this kind of craftsmanship and attention to detail being kept alive. Well done! BTW: When I first saw you I would have sworn it was Dhani Harrison, son of the late Beatle George Harrison. Looking forward to watching more as you move forward on the build.

The quality of your work and the enormous patience you have is inspiring. Not sure I would have reached into the saw to pull those pieces out of the way though.

Stunning craftmanship 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thanks for posting and sharing. I am enjoying watching the staircase build. I am not saying that I hope it continues indefinitely, just that it is amazing to see how it is actually accomplished. Really nice workmanship.