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Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/20/2008, 1:54 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Which way to scarf? (Charlie)

: I don't just scarf strips, I scarf anything I have a mind to. The idea being
: I want to keep my scarfing ability sharp. So even if a scarf is not
: technically necessary I'll do it anyway. I have a homemade 7° (8:1) mitre
: that fits on my table saw. I have a homemade 7° fence for it too. I've
: also spent many nasty hours hand planing scarfs on full sheets of plywood.
: That is one part of my repertoire I don't intend to repeat any time soon.
: All my scarfs are the traditional cross-grain type that are in the how-to
: books.

Btw, for plywood scarfs, up to I think 3/8" (been awile since I've scarfed plywood) the guys with West Epoxy have an adapter for a Skil saw that works very well and is very fast, think it's called the "scarfer". Very simple bracket that bolts to the base plate and relatively inexpensive. Does make an awful amount of sawdust and requires a carbide blade or very frequent sharpening of a steel blade. I used to use it alot scarfing 28' long pieces of plywood.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Which way to scarf?
Darren -- 2/18/2008, 5:23 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/29/2008, 6:40 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Darren -- 3/2/2008, 5:36 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Allan -- 3/2/2008, 7:49 pm
Huon pine; add King Billy pine *NM*
JohnK -- 2/29/2008, 4:58 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Robert N Pruden -- 2/22/2008, 12:19 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Bill Hamm -- 2/22/2008, 10:17 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Robert N Pruden -- 2/22/2008, 5:39 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Darren -- 2/23/2008, 5:02 am
Direction for scarph joint, part 2 of 2 *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/26/2008, 10:34 pm
Great graphics as always Paul. *NM*
John Monroe -- 3/2/2008, 3:41 am
Re: Direction for scarph joint, part 2 of 2
Darren -- 2/27/2008, 5:19 pm
more on scarph joints
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/28/2008, 7:31 pm
Re: more on scarph joints
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 2:16 am
Re: more on scarph joints
dave -- 2/28/2008, 8:47 pm
Cover your butt with a scarf at my joint ! *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/6/2008, 8:23 pm
Re: Cover your butt with a scarf at my joint !
John Monroe -- 3/7/2008, 2:59 am
Directon for scarph joint. Part 1 of 2 *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/26/2008, 10:32 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Charlie -- 2/19/2008, 2:42 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2008, 1:54 am
Scar cutting jig *LINK*
Jay Babina -- 2/19/2008, 8:46 am
Re: Scar cutting jig
Kudzu -- 2/19/2008, 9:30 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:14 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/19/2008, 10:32 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2008, 2:16 am
C & B or flat edge? *LINK*
Jay Babina -- 2/20/2008, 8:38 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2008, 1:48 am
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/20/2008, 12:46 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Tim -- 2/18/2008, 12:30 pm
Re: Strip: Which way to scarf?
Steve Rasmussen -- 2/18/2008, 11:20 am
Scarf cut *LINK*
Jay Babina -- 2/18/2008, 8:06 am
Re: Scarf cut
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:18 am
Re: Scarf cut
Jay Babina -- 2/19/2008, 8:54 am
Re: Scarf cut
Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2008, 1:44 am