Gluing the first Scarf joint

 I completed gluing up the first two 8-foot long scarf joints this week.  The first on Wednesday and the second on Thursday.

On Wednesday the first seemed to go okay, far from perfect, but maybe good enough or adequate.  I think I may have forced the tapers too far together, but I kept hoping some epoxy would squish out the top to show that I had the joint fully filled with glue and closed up well enough.  There was little to no epoxy squished out.

 On Thursday, I removed the clamps and cleaned up and sanded the joint flat.  I don't have x-ray eyes so I can't be certain about the results, but I got the feeling that it actually turned out better than I had thought the previous day.  I think this first scarf joint is not only 'good-enough' or adequate, but probably 'good'.

 

table side of the scarf, after cleaning and sanding.

top side results after cleaning and sanding.

top side end  

 The last picture looks wide, but that was because the taper was cut to such a thinness that it broke away.