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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/8/2011, 9:41 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel (Noel Bennett)

: No kiddin' there. Each 1"x4"x16' clear WRC was going to
: run $48. These 1"x2"x8' clear pine lengths will total
: around that amount. I'm more than willing to spend the extra
: time scarfing if it saves *that* much money.

: :Tom doesn't recommend

: Tom didn't really come out and say he recommends them, did he? I
: reread his post, and I think you're right. Kinda the
: "Scarfs are fine, but if you want quick and easy and
: 'strong enough', consider butt blocks..."

: The more I think about the test I ran last night, the more I'm
: getting comfortable with the thought of using this 12:1 scarf,
: as long as I can reliably produce quality joints using that jig
: I rigged up. It's clean and neat, looks professional, and even
: if nobody can see it under the skin, I know it's there. If you
: say it's stronger than the butt block joint, I'll believe it,
: and it does reassure me.

Btw, as mentioned mine are all epoxied and I use 8:1 scarfs, to me they work fine and waste less wood.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/6/2011, 8:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
b stupak -- 4/6/2011, 9:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 4/6/2011, 10:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/6/2011, 11:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2011, 12:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Brian Nystrom -- 4/7/2011, 7:01 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 4/7/2011, 8:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Mike Bielski -- 4/7/2011, 9:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 10:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
George in Va -- 4/7/2011, 11:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2011, 2:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Justin -- 4/7/2011, 10:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 11:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
StephenHJ -- 4/7/2011, 12:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 11:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
StephenHJ -- 4/8/2011, 2:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2011, 2:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 7:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2011, 8:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 11:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel *PIC*
Don T -- 4/8/2011, 12:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Farback -- 4/21/2011, 10:03 pm
Off Topic: Fighting Fires *PIC*
Don T -- 4/22/2011, 9:00 am
Re: Off Topic: Fighting Fires
Farback -- 4/22/2011, 1:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2011, 7:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/8/2011, 8:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2011, 9:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Justin -- 4/8/2011, 2:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2011, 3:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
StephenHJ -- 4/8/2011, 9:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2011, 4:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/9/2011, 7:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2011, 8:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2011, 8:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/9/2011, 10:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/10/2011, 12:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel *PIC*
Tom Yost -- 4/7/2011, 3:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel *PIC*
Alan Kepler -- 4/7/2011, 4:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Alan Kepler -- 4/7/2011, 4:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 10:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Justin -- 4/7/2011, 7:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2011, 8:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 10:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarfing Stringers/Gunwale/Keel
Noel Bennett -- 4/7/2011, 10:50 pm
Scarf better than butt in my test
Kocho -- 4/10/2011, 9:16 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Kocho -- 4/10/2011, 9:21 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Noel Bennett -- 4/10/2011, 10:41 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2011, 12:37 am
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
ancient kayaker -- 4/11/2011, 12:15 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2011, 1:31 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
ancient kayaker -- 4/11/2011, 6:51 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Bill Hamm -- 4/12/2011, 1:13 am
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Noel Bennett -- 4/10/2011, 10:30 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 4/12/2011, 12:34 am
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Bill Hamm -- 4/12/2011, 1:15 am
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
ancient kayaker -- 4/12/2011, 2:29 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2011, 12:50 am
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
ancient kayaker -- 4/13/2011, 11:17 am
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2011, 1:51 pm
Re: Scarf better than butt in my test
Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 4/13/2011, 3:34 pm