John - I've never seen any reference to half laps for joining strips, but I have used scarf joints extensively, with no problems at all. I just finished a write up on using them. See my web site extension. Scarf on!! - John

: I haven't seen anything in the archives about using a half lap joint on
: 1/4"x3/4" strips. Is there a reason for this? After building a
: scarf jig for my router and one for my table saw, I wasn't real happy with
: either. I ended up with a 2" half lap that I am happy with, using
: dado table saw blades. It looks like this would be a stronger joint since
: the end grains wouldn't be glued together as a scarf joint would. I will
: use this half lap joint only on my long starter strips for the sheer and
: the rest will be butt joints, I think.

: John