With a long, straight edge on each piece scarfing's easier to align properly. Scarfing panels that have been trimmed, even if trimmed 'generously', the risks of misalignment leading to incorrect panel shape once everything's cured becomes much larger.
If space and your experience permit, often it's best to do the scarfs on the raw panel stock then loft and cut final panels from this assembly. But that's not always possible, so next best would be to rough out your panel sections then carefully scarf them together with the aid of a centerline of some kind on each to aid in keeping things properly oriented.
]]>I'm building a skerry from plans not the kit (it's my first build), and wonder if anyone could recommend the best order in which to cut the hull scarfs/planks?
The instructions say to rip out the rectangular blanks from 6mm plywood, which I've done, then cut the scarf, glue, then loft and cut to shape. But I was wondering if it's easier to loft the planks first, cut the scarf, then glue? My thoughts were that as each plank would be lighter and narrower once cut to shape, it would be easier to handle than the long rectangular blanks, and pose less risk of breaking during handling.
I'd be interested to hear what other builders, who've already gone through that process, feel are the pros and cons of each method.
Cheers
Rob