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Re: Strip: Scarfing advice needed
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 7/16/2003, 10:51 am
In Response To: Strip: Scarfing advice needed (greg root)

8:1 will be better just because you have more surface area for the glue. I did mostly butt joints but there are a half dozen scarf joints on my boat. I like the scarf as you go concept. I basically glued the scarf at the same time I installed the strip. Long strips induce a lot of leverage on the joint every time you move them around. Clamping/aligning the joint is easier when you do it right on the boat.

As far as cutting... I usually cut them with a small saw and then run a block plane over them. Cedar is so soft that it only takes a minute. If you stack the pieces side by side then you will always get matching angles on both pieces.

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Strip: Scarfing advice needed
greg root -- 7/16/2003, 8:38 am
Re: Strip: Scarfing advice needed *LINK* *Pic*
Steve Frederick -- 7/17/2003, 6:07 pm
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rnb4tla -- 7/16/2003, 11:35 pm
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greg root -- 7/17/2003, 8:10 am
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John Schroeder -- 7/16/2003, 10:54 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 7/17/2003, 9:25 am
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srchr/gerald -- 7/16/2003, 5:11 pm
I don't scaft strips, I scarf the boards
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/16/2003, 4:28 pm
umm that should be "scarf " not "scaft "strips :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/16/2003, 4:56 pm
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John Caldeira -- 7/16/2003, 12:26 pm
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Bill Price -- 7/16/2003, 11:41 am
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Chip Sandresky -- 7/16/2003, 10:51 am
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Don Lucas -- 7/16/2003, 9:52 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 7/16/2003, 10:05 am
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Dave Sprygada -- 7/16/2003, 9:19 am
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Jay Babina -- 7/16/2003, 9:01 am
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greg root -- 7/17/2003, 8:15 am