Vertical support for a handrail, collectively called a balustrade. Balusters are tenoned or nailed at their top into the handrail and at their bottom into the String or Treads. Balusters may be: turned on a lathe, moulded, retaining the rectangular section of the timber, flat, made from a plank, shaped to imitate turning and often pierced; this form is sometimes called a splat baluster
Subsidiary terms
a) Flat baluster b) Moulded baluster c) Pendant d) Finial e) Handrail f) Turned baluster g) Closed string h) Riser i*) Newel post j) Nosing k) Tread m) Open string with applied brackets
a) Flat baluster b) Moulded baluster c) Pendant d) Finial e) Handrail f) Turned baluster g) Closed string h) Riser i*) Newel post j) Nosing k) Tread m) Open string with applied brackets
a) Flat baluster b) Moulded baluster c) Pendant d) Finial e) Handrail f) Turned baluster g) Closed string h) Riser i*) Newel post j) Nosing k) Tread m) Open string with applied brackets