James Baldwin Nails Down the Mystery!
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James Baldwin Nails Down the Mystery!
Did Joseph the Virgin Father of Jesus build this staircase? In this Cuppa Joe episode James Baldwin, a 40-year master carpenter, instructor, and author, explains how the Loretto "Miraculous Staircase" was built.
To read his articles, click here: https://www.thisiscarpentry.com/autho..
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
4:51 James' articles
6:42 Ancient book on spiral staircases by Robert Riddell
8:23 Staircase in a Bottle
10:56 How do you build a spiral staircase?
15:10 ASL sign language for coffee
16:32 Breaking the silence on this staircase
16:45 Why was it built WITHOUT handrails?
23:40 Wood choice
28:35 French design?
30:50 Mormon Tabernacle Legend in SLC
32:25 History of FIRST spiral staircase found in China
33:18 Compagnon guild of spiral staircase builders
35:48 No center pole?
40:17 How would you build it?
44:58 No nails?
46:46 Bottom soffit hides the mystery?
51:53 Who built the staircase?
52:52 Abandoned job? Deadly design?
54:17 Miracles?
1:02:02 Build a model?
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