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Originally Posted by Crowbob

Thanks Ben. Yes, that was my original intent.

Problem is the handrail is too short. To be correct, the rail should extend all the way up to the vertical door trim. The rail is a hair shy of 1-1/2” thick, meaning I could somehow cut a 2X whatever and fasten (using dowels?) it to the rail somehow.

The problem with using a 2x whatever is that it's going to be tough to get a decent look with respect to similar grain.

I'm far from expert. I assume you could find some of the right kind of wood and fashion an end that matches. I don't know if that's going to be white oak or something else. I'm not familiar enough with wood.