C & S wrote:

I built a loft ladder for my little barn this fall. 5/4 rough white pine
(very soft). Both the treads an stringer were just over 4" in width.

Wow - you're pretty brave posting a pine ladder the day after David Eisan's
staircase! ;-)

But hey, we can all appreciate the beauty in a sturdy, functional ladder...

....Kevin
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Kevin Miller, Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
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