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Re: Why scarf?
By:Erik
Date: 10/1/2003, 1:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Why scarf? (sing)

: Guess I am not looking hard enough... I would prefer not to scarf.

: sing

don't fear the scarf! I built me a handy dandy jig ("Scarf-o-Matic") from drawings supplied by Greg Rossel in WoodenBoat Mag. It works like a charm with a jack plane. I scarfed both my pine gunnels on my (almost finished) Greenland kayak, as well as my maple keelson. Gorilla glue, moderate pressure overnight, and presto! instant length.

Erik

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Gunwales
Ronnie -- 9/30/2003, 2:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Gunwales
Brian Nystrom -- 10/1/2003, 12:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Gunwales
Ronnie -- 10/1/2003, 9:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Gunwales
sing -- 10/1/2003, 5:09 am
Why scarf?
Brian Nystrom -- 10/1/2003, 12:35 pm
Re: Why scarf?
sing -- 10/1/2003, 1:14 pm
Why scarf? It reduces your costs considerably
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/1/2003, 11:57 pm
Apples and oranges
Brian Nystrom -- 10/2/2003, 12:32 pm
Apples, Oranges, Tutti Fruiti ? :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/3/2003, 12:00 am
Re: Apples, Oranges, Tutti Fruiti ? :)
Brian Nystrom -- 10/3/2003, 3:40 pm
Thanks All For Scarfing Suggesitons.
sing -- 10/2/2003, 5:27 am
scarfing is not hard..
Frank Eberdt -- 10/1/2003, 2:10 pm
Re: Why scarf?
Erik -- 10/1/2003, 1:52 pm
Re: Why scarf?
Brian Nystrom -- 10/2/2003, 12:34 pm
Re: Why scarf?
Ketil Valle -- 10/2/2003, 2:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Gunwales (Redwood)
Tom Yost -- 10/1/2003, 9:30 am
Re: You do WHAT???
Scott Ferguson -- 10/1/2003, 1:29 pm
Re: You do WHAT??? *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/2/2003, 10:43 am
Re: You do WHAT??? *LINK*
Scott Ferguson -- 10/2/2003, 1:29 pm
Re: You do WHAT???
Tom Yost -- 10/2/2003, 6:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Gunwales: My two cents worth
Rick Tatum -- 9/30/2003, 8:04 pm
Re: Redwood Should Work.... but..
Rehd -- 9/30/2003, 7:54 pm