Overhand Easing - Stairway Handrail Parts
A overhand easing is part of the stairway banister or handrailing that provides the stair builder with a pre-manufactured parts that will ease the railing into a wall or other part of the banister. The picture below, provides you with an excellent example of a Oak overhand easing.

There are plenty of individual stair parts like these that can be purchased or even custom-made for building handrails. Stair builders have been building their own custom parts for years and some of them are quite frankly, amazing.
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