Wyo George

The notch doesn't weaken enough to matter in this instance. It's also a 12:1, not an 8:1 for what it's worth and the benefit is not decorative, but locking the scarf together so that the two boards don't try to slide while gluing together. Still, opinions vary and everyone has their preference. Ask a dozen builders their opinion and you'll get fourteen answers! I just offered it as a suggestion to make the scarfing process easier since people buying kits are usually ones with less woodworking skills and experience.

I hope it works out for you. One option to consider in making it easier for clients to assemble is going with a hooked scarf joint. The jig is super easy to make and the joints are very easy to cut. The best visual of the jig and method comes from a member called "Boatman53" on another forum. The joints look like this: (he used two different woods for visual) I like the hook, it keeps the joints from trying to slide around on the glue plus it looks cool and really only takes an extra minute per joint to cut, even less if you use two routers set up at different depths so you don't have to change depth mid-process.

Very nice, good job! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow how time flies. It seems like just a year ago you were starting this build and already you're hours into it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I agree with painting the muzzle black just to add that extra little bit.

Very nice, my kids love the paint job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glue them inside your house! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Jeff, have you ever tried a steamer to shrink the fabric? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One at a time is the painful way. I stack a half dozen at a time and plane them all at once. Still, it's great to see progress. Keep up the good work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ironically, I also bounce around a dozen different internet forums depending on my interest/mood of the week. It's either motorcycles, guns, cars, woodworking, boats, backpacking or motorcycles

As a filler, I'm well known for starting projects then shelving them while I work on others. Between the time I started and finished the cedar canoe I built a piroque, 90%% of a SUP, and a 14ft V hull and cut out my frames and stringers for a SOF yak. Then I finished the Cedar canoe and now I still have to paint the SUP, finish the other yak and build my Kudzu boats. I'm always working, but with terrible ADHD I always have a half dozen projects in the garage to bounce between. I also have a '65 Impala SS and a '70 Dodge A108 in the shop as well as a half dozen other old cars waiting to get done.

Sounds good, thanks for the tip! Most of the time I use a double paddle I'm floating the river so all I do is make course corrections. Now I'm getting the desire to build a fast yak and get some exercise. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

glad to make you laugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Careful now, you don't want to rush through it.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk