Making Curved Railings:

You see these on a lot of World War II designs, particular those done prior and in the early days of the war, before production techniques favored more squared off superstructures.

Start by making a forming fixture out of soft wood. In this care, I am using MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) a nice material for patterns that is available at lumber yards or home centers. To start the fun, copy the plan of the railing and attach it to the wood using spray adhesive or rubber cement. Once the paper is dry, bend .020" brass wire tot he shape of the former. As one of my hobbies is model railroading I use track spikes to hold the wire in place.

1/32" uprights are laid over the rails, and again held in place with the railroad spikes.

The intersections are carefully soldered using the same techniques as above. After soldering is complete, pull the spikes and carefully remove the assembly from the fixure.

Clean up the joints using files, sanding sticks or sandpaper, and then clean the assembly with alcohol to remove any residual flux. Attach to the support structure with superglue.

The finished part is dimensionial and strong.