文章讲述了作者为自家幼儿量身定制楼梯扶手的过程，通过添加“返回”部件提高安全性，并分享了实际操作的经验和改进建议。

🛠️ 作者因幼儿身高不足，无法够到成人高度的扶手，便自制了一个小型扶手，体现了家长对儿童安全的关注。

🏡 文章提到在扶手每个部分顶部与墙壁之间增加了小块木材作为‘返回’部分，以减少绊倒的风险，显示了作者对细节的考量。

🛒 作者详细描述了制作过程，包括钻孔、上胶、钉入钉子等步骤，虽然存在一些问题，但总体效果尚可。

👶 文章还提到，部分‘返回’部件因外力作用而脱落，作者选择教育孩子而非重新粘合，反映了对实用性的妥协。

📏 作者反思了改造过程，提出如果再次进行，会以45°角切割扶手并使用相同材料作为‘返回’部分，以提高稳定性和美观度。

Published on July 14, 2024 12:40 PM GMT

When our oldest was a toddler they were too short to reach anadult-height handrail, so I made a smallone:

Comparing that picture to the one from nineyears ago, you'll notice that I've added small bits of woodrunning from the top of each section to the wall. These are"returns", and make it less likely someone will get caught and trip.This wasn't in response to anything going wrong, just noticing thatoften handrails have returns and that the need for them is strongerthe lower down they are. It would be even better to have them on thebottom of each section as well, but tripping down stairs is enoughworse than tripping up that I didn't get around to that.

I made these by taking a small piece of scrap wood with a pilot holedrilled through it, drilling a pilot hole into the end of thehandrail, putting some glue in the joint, and gently hammering a nailin to close it up and clamp it. They work ok? The main problem is ifyou push them hard the glue will break, and then they rotate. Acouple have come lose, and instead of re-gluing it has been easierjust to teach the kids not to rotate them.

If I were doing this again I would cut the railings with a 45°angle and use an additional section of the same railing for thereturn. This would give more area for glue, be less vulnerable torotation, and look nicer.

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