: I sanded the scarfs on the bench belt sander, make a 90deg mark across the
: face to help eyball a good square end. A mark at 8" from the fence
: with the strip laying on the fence yielded a 8:1 scarf. I glued the scarf
: in place on the boat. I stripped cove up, so I placed a dowel in the cove
: with waxed paper under it (so the dowel wouldn't get glued) to get the
: joint straight. I had a tough time at the tapered ends till I used the
: idea that Jay described...Then smooth sail..er..kayaking. Experience, mine
: and other's pays off!
: Have fun, Steve

Exactly how I did my scarfs. I typically made the scarf so that it would fall on a form.

Kurt