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More wood butchering from Ross, Scarf Joint

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vtsteam:
Nice sketches -- with washes, too, Ross!  :clap:


Cut suggestion....?

vtsteam:
Another suggestion for cutting off square with a Japanese saw -- always mark with a knife all 4 sides of the cut, then with the saw, cut in all 4 sides slightly -- say an 1/8" deep along those marks. Go back to your first side and then do the cutoff.

Marking all 4 sides checks that your marking is true and square and accurate -- since the lines won't meet up if not.

Cutting all 4 sides gives you mechanical guides -- guides the saw in the cut (like a miter box) and also prevents break out at the bottom corner of the cut.

Of course to mark all 4 sides truly, you cannot have a rough side as you do in the first few pix. Sides must be trued first for a square to mark the cut properly.

Keep up the good work. Persistence pays off!  :thumbup:

Joe d:
Hi Ross

Add me to the list of those enjoying your adventures in wood-working.

Looking forward to the next installment of the story!

cheers, Joe

SwarfnStuff:
Me too, Me too please Mr Ross. Great reading ahead.  :mmr:

awemawson:
It was beaten into me in school woodwork classes always to mark the "face side" and "face edge" and only take measurements from those two surfaces as the timber would never be truly square. First thing we had to do was select them using a set square then mark them across their common corner with a special mark a bit like an alpha on one and inverted v on the other

Andrew

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