1-1/4" x 19-3/8" Wide Turned Top Rung for Library Ladders, Cherry

Cherry Library Ladder Rung For Rolling Systems

Cherry library ladder rung from Quiet Glide gives you a turned top step component sized for rolling library ladder projects. The rung has an overall length of 19-3/8 inches, so it suits ladder designs built around that width and lets you plan side rail spacing with confidence. Its diameter at the center is 1-1/4 inches, which provides a substantial round profile for foot contact while you are laying out ladder ergonomics. The ends are turned down to 7/8 inch diameter, creating a clear shoulder that helps locate the rung in drilled side rails during assembly. Each turned down end is 1/2 inch long, so you can dimension hole depth and rail thickness around a known tenon length. The rung is made in cherry and is unfinished, which allows you to match stains or clear finishes to other cherry components in the same ladder run.

Key Ladder Rung Details That Support Your Build

• The 19-3/8 inch overall length sets the span between ladder side rails, helping you design rail spacing, load path, and layout jigs around a consistent dimension across all rungs.
• The 1-1/4 inch center diameter creates a round step profile that affects how the foot sits on the rung, aiding comfort and predictability when you repeat the same ladder design on multiple projects.
• The 7/8 inch diameter turned down ends give you a defined mounting diameter, simplifying drill bit selection for the side rails and promoting repeatable, snug joints when boring matching holes.
• The 1/2 inch long turned ends establish a fixed tenon length into each rail, which supports consistent glue joint depth and makes it easier to align several rungs along the ladder span.
• The cherry material pairs the rung with cherry ladder components, supporting a uniform species selection when you are coordinating color and grain direction across a rolling library ladder installation.
• The unfinished surface leaves the cherry ready for your preferred finishing system, allowing you to sequence sanding, staining, and topcoating with the rest of the ladder components in the shop.

Installation Dimensions For Ladder Rail Layout

This 19-3/8 inch wide-turned rung gives you a fixed cross-rail length to work from when marking ladder stile locations on a bench. The 7/8 inch diameter turned down ends mean you can bore matching holes with a 7/8 inch bit and rely on the shoulders at the 1-1/4 inch center to seat against the side rails. With each turned end measuring 1/2 inch long, you can design rail thickness and hole depth so the tenon land is fully supported within the stile. Using the 1-1/4 inch center diameter, you can also calculate rung spacing for comfortable climbing, because the round profile stays consistent from rung to rung.

Using This Quiet Glide Rung In Ladder Projects

Where This Turned Top Rung Fits Best

This Quiet Glide wide-turned rung is part of the rolling library ladders product class, so it is suited to projects where the ladder travels along a track in front of shelving or casework. The 19-3/8 inch overall length aligns with ladder designs that call for roughly 20 inch wide rungs, giving you a defined width for libraries, offices, or shop storage ladders built on the same pattern. The cherry material ties into cherry cabinetry and trim, helping your ladder blend visually with cherry bookcases or paneling. Because the rung is unfinished, it integrates well into finishing workflows where all ladder components are processed together for stain and topcoat.

Why These Rung Dimensions Support Repeatable Results

The 1-1/4 inch diameter at the center provides a predictable round step size, which helps when you standardize jig setups for drilling or routing reliefs around the ladder rails. The turned down 7/8 inch diameter ends with 1/2 inch length create a clear tenon geometry, so you can build drilling fixtures that reference this size and speed up rail production. Having the shoulders between the 1-1/4 inch center and the reduced ends lets the rung self-register against the outside faces of the rails, supporting consistent ladder width without extra layout. The cherry, unfinished construction allows you to sand, edge-break, and finish the rung alongside other cherry parts, which can streamline batching several ladders in a single production run.

Common Questions About This Cherry Ladder Rung

Selecting This Rung For Your Ladder Build

This unfinished cherry library ladder rung from Quiet Glide provides a defined 19-3/8 inch length, a 1-1/4 inch center diameter, and 7/8 inch by 1/2 inch turned ends, giving you clear geometry for rail layout, drilling setups, and finishing plans on rolling library ladder projects.