5600 Red Oak Handrail

The handrail is the most-touched element of any staircase — and the 5600 Red Oak Handrail treats it accordingly. Red Oak brings familiar warmth, proven stain performance, and solid durability to the handrail — the classic American hardwood at its most accessible. Milled in the 5600 profile and finished in genuine Red Oak, this is a handrail built to perform and to be noticed.

The 5600 is the shaped handrail — distinguished from the rectangular profiles by its flat bottom and gently rounded top, a cross-section that settles naturally in the hand and provides an intuitive, comfortable grip on every pass. At 2-5/8" wide and 1-7/8" tall, it carries enough visual mass to feel substantial without reading as heavy. The radius top softens the profile's presence, bridging traditional craftsmanship and contemporary application — at home on baluster-based stairs, cable and rod railing systems, and wall-mounted installations alike. Where the 6000-series profiles make a precise, architectural statement, the 5600 offers warmth and approachability without sacrificing refinement. The 5600 is manufactured from two pieces of solid hardwood face-glued together — a construction method that allows the profile's distinctive radius top to be shaped with precision and consistency across the rail's full length. Designed for interior use.

Why Red Oak?

Red Oak is the classic American hardwood that has defined residential stair design for generations. Its warm reddish-pink tones and an open, prominent grain complement traditional, transitional, and updated-classic interiors — approachable, warm, and broadly compatible with a wide range of interior finishes. With an open grain structure that is exceptionally receptive to stain, Red Oak delivers consistent, even color across the full surface of the handrail — and it is available in the widest range of stain matches of any domestic species, making it the natural choice for coordinating with existing flooring, treads, or millwork throughout the home. Its Janka hardness of 1,290 provides solid, reliable durability for residential stair use. Red Oak's combination of stain flexibility, warm tones, and consistent availability has made it the trusted handrail species for decades — and it earns that trust every time.