This House of Forgings 6010 bendable handrail is 4 feet long for curved staircase or balcony installations. It follows industry-standard profiles and ships via ground.
Key specs:
- Material: Wood construction with 7-10 vertical slices for flexibility; available in multiple species.
- Dimensions: 4 FT length; standard 6010-B profile (2-1/4″ wide by 2-3/8″ high for graspability when bent).
- Code compliance: Meets International Residential Code (IRC) standards for graspable handrail profiles in residential stairs.
- Design: Bendable profile for curves; unfinished and ready to stain, free of knots and defects.
Usage Tips: Although ready to stain, inspect for handling marks or smudges and lightly sand with 220-grit or finer paper, then wipe clean with a tack cloth before applying stain to ensure even absorption.
Construction: Handrail construction includes 8-10 vertical slices, allowing bending around curves for stairs or balconies. This sliced design enables shaping without cracking, while opposing grain orientations in layers counteract natural bending tendencies. Wood typically warps in one direction, so this method, common across the industry, minimizes potential issues. In addition, many species aren’t available in long single pieces and the only method to construct the handrail is with multiple layers. Also note that wood is an organic product with natural variances in shade or texture, which are inherent features rather than defects. We install and stain these same products daily with no issues.
Availability and lead times:
- Red oak: Stocked and ready for immediate shipping.
- All other species (custom options): Made to order in an Amish woodmill with 2-3 weeks production time plus shipping; no returns or exchanges on customs.




Maxwell Thorne –
This 4ft length was perfect and saved a lot of wood waste.
Corinne Dale –
Since I’d never worked with bending rail before, I bought this 4-foot section as a practice piece before tackling the longer curves on my main staircase.
Barrett Finch –
I needed to make a very tight radius curve for a small handrail return, and this 4-foot bending rail in Red Oak was exactly the right size.