Handy accoutrement for a minefield some refer to as "a garden"... I hate gardening.

 gdaveg
 commented 43 minutes ago
Splint & Pottz,
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24" step width not very big so rail went to outside. I plan to cap rail with 1x4 flat.
Just make sure you nail it to the right side,

and coat your hands with "splinterproof".

BTW, in my humble opinion, that garden minefield has now been planted with 5 APLs.  A few trips (no pun intended... yet) up/down those stairs will dislodge enough gravel to make the trip a literal trip (pun intended) unless you add a wire rope, and put on your green gardening gear,

May I suggest you be the dummy!   
I speak from experience... maybe a coat of concrete,

and it slows the growth of weeds.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD