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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location *PIC*
By:Jeff Horton
Date: 6/10/2011, 12:49 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location (Sean Dawe)

I am with Charlie on this. Done right they are stronger than the wood. I quit trying to find 'good' wood and just buy the best of what I can find. I cut the pieces into strips, cut out the knots with a couple of scarf cuts and glue them back up. I don't even worry about where they fall. So far I can't tell any difference in where the joints fall. They seem to bend just fine.

I cut so many that I made a dedicated jig I use to cut the scarf joints with on the table saw.

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Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Sean Dawe -- 6/10/2011, 8:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Charlie -- 6/10/2011, 9:18 am
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Sean Dawe -- 6/10/2011, 12:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location *PIC*
Jeff Horton -- 6/10/2011, 12:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Wayne -- 6/10/2011, 7:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/11/2011, 1:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Bill Hamm -- 6/11/2011, 1:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Jeff Horton -- 6/11/2011, 8:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Wayne -- 6/12/2011, 6:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/13/2011, 12:26 am
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Wayne -- 6/13/2011, 7:11 am
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Jeff Horton -- 6/13/2011, 8:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/14/2011, 1:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/14/2011, 1:46 am
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ancient kayaker -- 6/14/2011, 8:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Heatherjen -- 6/10/2011, 3:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Scarf location
Bill Hamm -- 6/11/2011, 1:06 am