: I don't worry about scarfing, it is quick and easy and let's me use
: much cheaper materials effectively. Recently I started using a
: bench sander instead of a miter saw to cut the bevels, I find

The bench sander sounds great but I don' have one. I do have a table saw so I built this jig to cut one side of the scarf...
http://www.christiesop.ca/popups/scarfJig3s.jpg
this is the same jig turned around and used for the other side....
http://www.christiesop.ca/popups/scarfJig4s.jpg
This way the blade doesn't have to be perfectly perpendicular to the table top. Although I try and have it a perfect 90 degrees anyway....
This picture shows my gluing process...
http://www.christiesop.ca/popups/scarfs.jpg
The wood colour between pieces is pronounced because of me using a wet rag to clean up the glue...

: I use Titebond III exclusively for scarf joints in solid wood and
: find it is excellent because of its quick grab and water
: cleanup.
I appreciate your confirming it's a good glue to use and the water clean up is exactly why I used it. I really wanted to use epoxy but the clean up would be messy. I don't have any spare wood on the thickness so planing off the glue is not an option. I used an 8:1 ratio and think it looks fine.

If I have any problems, I'll report them here.

Thanks for your input.

Bill