Hello

In a earlier post, I was considering the possibility of building my
own staircase. In the end I bought one instead - a straight flight
with three winders at the bottom, all in redwood, which I've
installed.

I now have the balustrade to assemble. What I have is this:

-Newel bases fitted at each end of straight flight, with mortices
drilled for newel tops.
-Newels to fit into them (newels have squared tops with no holes,
fittings or brackets)
-Bottom rail, with groove on top, to cut to length and angle and fit
over stringer
-Banister rail, with groove under, to cut to length and angle and fit
to newels
-Spindles, and spacers for bottom rail and banister rail

Now, I can see quite clearly how all this needs to be cut, and how it
goes together, but in the interests of not missing anything obvious, I
wondered if anyone could give me some tips, or point me at a quick
guide, on the sequence of construction, methods of fixing, and so on.
I've Googled slightly but not found anything that isn't horribly basic
and unhelpful. The sort of questions I have in mind a

- Do I toe-nail the spindles, top and bottom, between the spacers, or
glue, or both, or just fix the spacers but not the spindles?

- Spacers- pin, glue or both?

- Banister rail to newels - do I just but them up and screw from
underneath?

- order of construction?

- other tips?

I know this is all simple, but I'd rather ask a few numpty questions
than miss something obvious.

Cheers
Richard