Combining expertise and creative design, our stair newels are offered in a wide variety of sizes and species and are often custom built to your stair specifications. Stairsmiths.com offers two types of iron, Italian & Economy.  The Italian iron is the highest quality iron balusters available and stairsmiths.com is one of the only online retailers of this superior iron.  The economy pales in comparison to the Italian but is lighter on the wallet, still an excellent quality.