I am putting a 1/8″ ebony inlay along the edge of a 3 sided table. Since each piece of ebony is not long enough to cover the distance of one side, I want to connect two pieces of ebony using a scarf joint.
My question is, at what angle is a scarf joint generally cut at???
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I don't know if there is such a thing as a "normal" angle. I've seen scarf joints cut at angles from 30 degrees to probably 75 degrees. I prefer a joint at about 45 degrees. It's easy to cut with a table saw or mitersaw and I already have a 45 degree shooting board I can use if need be.
Chris @ flairwoodworks
On an inlay I like to use a nice long thin point this will hide the joint.
RJ Fine Woodworking
http://www.Rjfinewood.com
Make yourself a shooting board with an angle that exposes approx. 2" to 3" of the material to the scarf angle. They'll all be consistent, and fit very nicely, and be quite invisible after glueing. This is how I do it, and it works very well, with invisible joints.
Also, once you've taken the time to build the shooting board, you'll have it forever.
Jeff
Edited 12/16/2007 9:40 pm ET by JeffHeath
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