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Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
By:Bill Heuser
Date: 4/4/2000, 3:09 pm
In Response To: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips) (Jason)

>I use my router to scarf my strips. That includes 3/16" X 3/16". I made a fixture out of plywood. It has a plywood base that I clamp to a table, two, 8 x 1 ramps that my router rides on, and a few pieces of wood that I use to clamp the strips down. I insert the strip, take a rough cut, then a finish cut using a half inch router bit and it's done. I place the scarfed strips on a flat surface with a piece of wax paper beneath the joint. I glue with Titebond II and place waxed paper on top of the joint along with a block of wood and a weight. Give it enough time to dry and it's done.

Messages In This Thread

Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Jason -- 4/4/2000, 10:00 am
Update
Jason -- 4/5/2000, 9:39 am
joint problems
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/4/2000, 10:45 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Al Bratton -- 4/4/2000, 10:01 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Don Beale -- 4/4/2000, 4:16 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Bill Heuser -- 4/4/2000, 3:09 pm
cutting a scarf
Jason -- 4/4/2000, 3:52 pm
Bending Scarfs
mike allen ---} -- 4/4/2000, 1:55 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Dean Trexel -- 4/4/2000, 11:26 am
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Jason -- 4/4/2000, 12:26 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Dean Trexel -- 4/4/2000, 12:48 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Jason -- 4/4/2000, 12:58 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Dean Trexel -- 4/4/2000, 2:49 pm
REDWOOD END-GRAIN
Jim McCool -- 4/4/2000, 12:37 pm
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Chris Casazza -- 4/4/2000, 11:26 am
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Hank -- 4/4/2000, 10:44 am
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Jason -- 4/4/2000, 10:49 am
Re: Scarf joint problem (1/4" x 3/16 strips)
Ross Leidy -- 4/4/2000, 10:29 am