Guest Joe Nelson Posted October 21, 2002 Report Share Posted October 21, 2002 Do your designs use traditional plywood scarfing or butt blocks/fiberglass joining? I ordered the core sound 20 plans today and the phone call to B&B was very pleasent and infomative. Joe joe_nelson22@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Byrnes Posted October 22, 2002 Report Share Posted October 22, 2002 Actually, we use all three methods. It depends on the application. In some instances you can choose between methods and in other areas a certain joint is clearly superior. For example: The scarf is more elegant and the tape butt seam is slightly stronger on tension side, so typically we use either of those on the hull because they give a cleaner surface on the inside. Butt blocks we use inside cockpit seat sides and under side deck joins. It's quick to make and the butt block doesn't show underneath, it also makes a neater join for clear varnish finishes as scarfs leave wider glue lines showing under varnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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