Leather-wrapped handrail

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Author Message John Hunter Senior Member Username: johnhunter Post Number: 185 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 02:17 pm:    Design team told me they want to use a leather-wrapped handrail at a communicating stair in a TI project. Do any of you have experience with this kind of finish? Wayne Yancey Senior Member Username: wayne_yancey Post Number: 958 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 02:27 pm:    Jim, Rockwood (ASSA ABLOY) use English Bridle leather for straight pulls. I don't see why English leather cannot be used on a handrail. Unless, there is an accessibility reason to not use leather. Please go to https://rockwoodpull.com/?page=products&action=view&manufacturerID=81&productID=RM6062 Wayne ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 1594 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 02:35 pm:    Seems to me that if you can have leather flooring - https://www.4specs.com/s/09/09-6250.html, you can have leather wrapped handrails. I don't know how you would stitch it closed but I'll bet at least one of these folks could give you some suggestions - https://www.4specs.com/s/12/12-0520.html?zoom_highlight=leather Steven Bruneel, Retired Architect Senior Member Username: redseca2 Post Number: 723 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 03:17 pm:    I fondly recall a project where the interior designer wanted leather wrapped columns with elaborate stitching. This was a new one, but we found the solution and a San Francisco leather shop, who's stock in trade was firmly in the kinky sex demimonde, got its' 15 minutes of fame in design magazines as the fabricator. Dave Metzger Senior Member Username: davemetzger Post Number: 818 Registered: 07-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 01, 2023 - 08:22 am:    Many years ago we specified leather-covered doors for a renovation project. We required a Class A designation for both the leather and the plywood substrate. If the communicating stair is a fire stair, a Class A finish likely would be required. I believe that they ended up using leather that was FAA-approved for use in airplane seats (which is at least as stringent as a Class A flame spread). John Hunter Senior Member Username: johnhunter Post Number: 186 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Monday, October 02, 2023 - 01:41 pm:    Thanks to all for your responses. I think Steven wins. The project is in San Francisco, so I now have a pretty good sense of where this might end up. James Sandoz, AIA, CSI, CCS Senior Member Username: jsandoz Post Number: 372 Registered: 06-2005 Posted on Monday, October 09, 2023 - 11:40 am:    Good luck, John. I've seen leather-wrapped door pulls (long cylindrical shapes about the same diameter as a handrail) so I know it must be possible.