So here is the 2 cut out scarf pieces fitted together.
SO the last image of the past post was just one side of the scarf joint. The hole in the middle is for a set of wedges to be put in to keep the joint tight. Any scarf joints created for building today will have plenty of lags in it. Being a table I will use 3/4 or 1 inch pegs to serve as an additional way to keep it tight.
Some comments suggested using a sawzall or a chainsaw to hog more material out. I dont’ have a sawzall and my precision with the chiansaw isn’t what I’d like. Not that the hand saw worked. I may try your suggestions yet.
Here is the underside. I should have shot it straight on so you could see the gap. The table is on it’s side.
Oh and that reminds me, a scarf joint would be one resting on the other, not side by side like mine. My choice to do it this way is for artistic purposes. Here is a link to a page about scarf joints
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 07-17-2009 05:49 AM
nice work done like a true timber framer great job
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#2 posted 07-19-2009 01:13 PM
ah, now I understand. Interesting reference for scarf joints. So never mind the gap, what happens on the backside of the log ( or bottom as it were), as obviously they don’t match up exactly? Do you just leave it like that or pare it down with a drawknife?
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