Cutting Stair Newel Post

[Steveb21]

I recently had some stairs fitted. The newel post is at the bottom as the stairs turn into the room.

Having trouble getting furniture down into the room, would be so much easier without the post in the way.

Is it a simple case of cutting the post square? To replace, drill out a 50mm hole and use a newel post with a dowel? Worried about not getting my cut straight enough!

 

[robinbanks]

You want to make the newel removable?

 

[Steveb21]

TBH i just want it shorter for the time being so i can easily move my furniture down. Thinking about it, for future, it may be an idea to have it removable - if possible?!

 

[robinbanks]

Got pics of it?

 

[aveatry]

A bit drastic I would of thought, better to dismantle the furniture, most furniture goes up in build your own style and not down and when it is coming down you no longer want or need it so a destruction dismantle usually does it.
Take the newel post out and the banister and spindles may just flop over. You said you recently had them fitted so they are going to be all nice and new and you are going to cut off the newel post

 

[Steveb21]

Banister, spindles not been fitted yet.

 

[aveatry]

I can not see how you could have a removable one as the banister and spindles will be attached and it will always be wobbly I would of thought.
As for cutting square a 50 dowel will work but if you drill it bigger to allow for getting it straight and use a PU wood glue which expands in the hole https://www.screwfix and then normal wood glue at the flat joining faces where you cut it off.