Just getting ready to install another railing job.
There are ten and a half larger posts - 5 and 1/2 big ones, 4 secondary ones, with the V carved faces and additional trim.
I laminated the posts from 8/4 American poplar, and V carved them afterwards (now that I lifted the gantry on my Buddy, I have lots of Z clearance).
The maple caps pyramid top was also cut on the bot.
The rest was done on the shaper, including the rail. I dont buy in anything.
83 balusters, 1 5/16" with chamfered edges. Just done on the shaper (stopped from top and bottom).
The stairs are maples stained the same colour as the caps and rail/shoe. We did those previously.
The CNC has really changed the way I do my newel posts. Much faster, everything is identical and very easy to change the way things look by using varying bits, etc.