Here we have a selection of different styles of Monkey’s tail or wreathing volute.

They are not all just pretty pictures but various pictures of any monkeys’ tails I have been involved in and at any stage that I may have taken the picture.

Some of these are:

Original parts that have been refurbished,

Replaced after being removed, in an earlier house modernisation,

Added to new runs of handrail to match existing.

New build.

The shape and style can vary considerably, it is personnel perference as to the style and the amount of embelishment required.

These are all but one, wreathing 2 part Monkey tails, in that the handrail will carry on pitching through the first 90º of the turn, bring the feature part of the volute to level at the same height as over the nosing down the pitch.

When the handrail comes to level before the 90º bend, the handrail will lift in height over the feature tread, this will mean fitting taller spindles and/or newel post.

Low resolution thumbnails for gallery display,

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  • CNC produced Monkey's tail.
    1. CNC produced Monkey’s tail.
  • Monkey tails.
    2. Monkey tails.
  • Traditional wreathing Monkey's tail.
    3. Monkey’s tail traditional.
  • A wreathing Monkey's tail.
    4. Monkey’s tail traditional.
  • A Monkey's tail over a curtail tread end.
    5. Monkey’s tail over Curtail tread
  • Open style Monkey's Tail finishing in an opening cap end.
    6. Open style Monkey’s Tail.
  • Open style Monkey's tail set over a cage of cast iron spindles seen from the side.
    7. Open style Monkey’s tail.
  • A cnc produced Monkey's tail.
    8. Monkey’s tail CNC produced.
  • Monkey's tail on a cast Newel with a cage of spindles.
    9. Monkey’s tail on a cast Newel.
  • Embossed and carved Monkeys tail.
    10. Monkey’s tail carved one side.
  • A hand carved Monkey's tail.
    11. Monkey’s tail carved one side.
  • A hand carved Mahogony Monkey's tail.
    12. Monkey’s tail carved one.
  • original and copy of a Monkey's tail.
    13. Monkey’s tail carved one side.
  • Hand carved Monkey's tail.
    14. Monkey’s tail carved both sides.
  • Hand carved Monkey's tail.
    15. Monkey’s Tail Carved both sides.
  • Monkey's tail hand carved.
    16., Monkey’s Tail Carved both sides.
  • Open style Monkeys tail.
    17. Monkey’s tail open cap end.
  • Traditional style Monkey's tail.
    18. Traditional Monkey’s tail.
  • Traditional style Monkey's tail.
    19. Traditional Monkey’s Tail.
  • Wreathing Monkey's tail.
    20. Monkey’s tail Wreathing through turn.
  • A wreathing Monkey's tail.
    21. Monkey’s tail Wreathing through turn.
  • Monkey's tail from spiral section.
    22. Monkey’s tail spiral commode curtail.
  • Oak Monkey's tail.
    23. Monkey’s tail spiral commode curtail.
  • Spiral section handrail going into a Monkey's tail.
    24. Monkey’s tail spiral commode curtail.
  • A monkey's tail replaced to match the original.
    25. Monkey’s tail replacment.
  • A wreathing and ramping Monkey's tail.
    26. Monkey’s Tail Ramping wreathing.
  • A wreathing and ramping Monkey's tail.
    27. Monkey’s Tail Ramping wreathing.
  • Monkey's tail and profiled end separation.
    27. Monkey’s Tail Profiled End.
  • Monkey's tail and Profiled end separation.
    29. Monkey’s Tail Profiled End.
  • Traditional style Monkey's tail in Mahogony
    30. Monkey’s tail Oxford.
  • A full turn Monkey's tail.
    31. Monkeys Tail over D Tread.
  • Full scroll Monkey's tail from the front.
    32. Monkey’s Tail over “D” Tread.
  • Traditional half turn scroll Monkey's tail.
    33. Monkey’s Tail over curtail tread.
  • 34. Monkey’s Tail over curtail tread.
  • Monkey's tail over commode curtail tread.
    35. Monkey’s tail over Curtail Tread.
  • Original style Monkey's tail
    36. Monkey’s tail original.
  • Profiled end scroll.
    37. Monkey’s Tail open profiled end.
  • Monkey's tail open with cap end.
    38. Monkey’s tail open cap end
  • Open style Monkey's tail with cap end.
    39. Monkey’s tail open cap end.
  • open style Monkey's tail with cap end.
    40. Monkey’s tail open cap end.
  • Monkey's tail with landing handrail set to underside.
    41. Monkey’s tail Newel Post.
  • The Monkey's tail with landing handrail underneath.
    42. Monkey’s tail Newel Post.
  • Mahogony heandrail with Monkey's tail.
    43. Monkey’s Tail hand Made.
  • A traditional Monkey's tail.
    44. Monkey’s Tail Hand Carved.
  • Traditional hand carved Monkey's tail
    45. Monkey’s Tail Hand Carved.
  • Monkey's tail with landing handrail behind.
    46. Monkey’s Tail front view
  • Monkey's with wreathing part tail ready for fitting.
    47. Monkey’s Tail for fitting.
  • A pair of Monkeys' tails ready for fitting.
    48. Monkey’s tail fitting.
  • Fantailed stairs Monkey's tail.
    49. Monkey’s Tail Fantailed stairs.
  • Monkey's tail on fantailed stairs.
    50. Monkey’s Tail Fantailed stairs.
  • Monkey's tail over "D" tread on fantailed stairs
    51. Monkey’s Tail Fantailed stairs.
  • front view of Monkey's tail on fantailed stairs.
    52. Monkey’s Tail Fantailed stairs.
  • Fantailed stairs with Monkey's tail.
    53. Monkey’s Tail Fantailed stairs.
  • Fantailed stairs with Monkey's tail.
    54. Monkey’s-Tail-D-Tread
  • An original style Monkey's tail
    55. Monkey’s-tail-original
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