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Originally Posted by Zeke
Not at all in a Spanish. That's how the better homes were done. Dollar to a donut that the wood is fir, but the tiled stairs are oak. And that would be in keeping with the better homes, oak or mahogany.
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I don't follow Milt??? The OP stated it was 96 years old, so I bet they didn't make it out of dimes or donuts....
Even folks 100 years ago knew Fir wood was a soft, not fit for stairs or other wear traffic areas like a stairway. I did not catch the OP's location, but I would think that a home that old would use something available in the region. Looking at the grain on the risers does not look like any fir I've ever hammered a nail into, but the oak or Mahogany you suggest. That's why I asked after all