While I am totally new to the DIY cable railing projects, this black railing cable is absolutely wonderful. I am so happy with the black cable color, and am glad I went with black instead of regular silver stainless steel. I really don’t know what I was so afraid of when starting this project, the cable is really easy to use, the reel it comes on is strong, and the cable had no loose strands that cut my hands or anything. I love the way it looks now that it is finished, and I think I want to do a black stainless railing on my basement staircase now because it is such a great looking finished product.