I saw this style of railing in a movie long back and it looked pretty cool. This is a common style used in most temples in South India and recently a lot of new houses are built with this style of rails. I decided to build a railing for my patio and here is the end result. I made a template in mdf and then replicated on pine. First I rough cut the wood using a band saw and then routed the final piece using the template.
The most tedious job was drilling the through hole for the bar. I couldn't find a drill bit that matches the rod diameter, so I have to enlarge the hole by sanding using a hand held drum sander.
I thought drilling the hole in the stone/concrete floor would be tougher job. But it turned out to be the most easy one. I was able to attach the post to the concrete in less than 10 minutes.
After sanding, 3 coats of exterior paint and 2 coats of polyurethane, this is how it looks.
Post: 2x2 Redwood.
Rail: 2x10 Pine.
-paul
