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Re: Apples, Oranges, Tutti Fruiti ? :)
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 10/3/2003, 3:40 pm
In Response To: Apples, Oranges, Tutti Fruiti ? :) (Paul G. Jacobson)

: I can't see how there would be any difference in the flex.

: A long scarf joint (anything over say 6:1) flexes evenly. A 10 foot 1x6,
: ripped in half and then flipped so that the top of each half recombines in
: the area of the scarf joint forms a nice 18 foot strip, or chine, or
: gunwale.

The issue isn't the flex of the scarfs, it's the flex of the finished gunwale boards relative to each other. The more pieces you combine, the more variables you introduce. I prefer to rip mine from a single flat sawn plank, cutting down the center of the grain a la Boucher's video. I've done it on three boats and have not had to make any corrections to the flex of the gunwales to make the boat symmetric.

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