: There's lots of ways to scarf strips, however I think sanding is the least
: efficient - and 45 degrees is way too steep. An eight to one is good as
: you mentioned.

: I made a jig for my Radial Arm saw and I can cut scarfs on 5-7 strips at once
: in two seconds. All it is is a triangle made of 3/4" x 3/4"
: stock that presses against the fence and holds a strip(s) at an 8-1 angle.
: I use some squeeze clamps to hold the cluster so my hand is not near the
: blade. You can do the same type of thing on the table saw just using the
: angle guide with a piece of stock screwed to it for added stability and a
: clamping surface.

: Since it's so fast and easy, I put a scarf end on about 60% of my strips when
: milling. You could also do the exact same thing on a chop saw.

: I don't want to speak for Rob, but he used to cut them with a block plane in
: a little jig he made. It had two angled pieces of wood (wedges) with a
: spece in between for the strip. The block plane would travel on the two
: angled pieces keeping the scarf flat and consistent. Nice thing there is
: no noise, dust etc.
Thanks, Jay; as it happpens, I have both a radial arm and a chop saw, though the radial arm is still dis-assembled from when I moved my sign business into my basement. A very cool idea, I'll check it out.-Greg