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Using a jigsaw for scarf cutting?

Posted by Mister Scott on August 4, 2010 at 11:24pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion
As I type this, my first scarf neck is drying, and I am not ashamed to say it pretty much sucks. First times are almost never perfect, and I wasn't expecting this to be either, but the experience was disappointing. The biggest problem was that I am without the means to get a chop saw or a good circular saw, so I ended up doing it with a crosscut saw. I ended up block-planing for almost 2 hours to get the ends somewhere near flat. Sigh.

I'm thinking of getting an inexpensive jigsaw for a number of things CBG-related, including scarf cutting. Any thoughts?

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  • Mister Scott August 6, 2010 at 10:52am
    I ordered a miter box yesterday that will allow me to cut at a 15 degree angle.

    Thanks for the input!
  • Ronnie Retherford August 6, 2010 at 12:06am
    Mitre box is the way to go!!!!!!
  • Mungo Park August 5, 2010 at 10:53pm
    You could make the miter box yourself or buy one and cut in the angle you want on it.
    Cheers Ron.
  • Don Thompson August 5, 2010 at 6:40pm
    Mark, Both Brett and I said build a dedicated 15 degree miter box.
    Don

    Mark Werner said:
    The last time I used a scarf joint I sandwiched my neck board between two 2 x 4s and clamped the whole thing together.

    Then I marked out my angle and simply cut through all three boards with a hand circular saw. Worked perfectly....
    Might have been luck.
    Cheap miter boxes only have a few "fixed" common angles, I note; the better ones are fully adjustable.
  • Mark Werner August 5, 2010 at 3:36pm
    The last time I used a scarf joint I sandwiched my neck board between two 2 x 4s and clamped the whole thing together.

    Then I marked out my angle and simply cut through all three boards with a hand circular saw. Worked perfectly....
    Might have been luck.
    Cheap miter boxes only have a few "fixed" common angles, I note; the better ones are fully adjustable.
  • Mister Scott August 5, 2010 at 11:15am
    Mungo Park said:
    if you make a jig, miter box you will have it for future CBG, you can't really make only one you know.
    Oh believe me, I'm finding that out already! :-)
  • Mungo Park August 5, 2010 at 11:05am
    You could cut it with a jig saw and clamp a board onto it as a guide to help you cut it straight, might be tricky but doable, if you make a jig, miter box you will have it for future CBG, you can't really make only one you know.
    Josh's tutorial is a super job. Cheers Ron.
  • Brett Morgan August 5, 2010 at 10:30am
    I got the info from Josh's tutorial here:

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/smokehouseguitars/forum/topics/...

    Scotty C. said:
    Brett Morgan said:
    Wouldn't it be better to knock up a 15 degree mitre box and cut it with a hand saw?
    So 15 degrees is the typical angle for the scarf joint?
  • Mister Scott August 5, 2010 at 10:28am
    Brett Morgan said:
    Wouldn't it be better to knock up a 15 degree mitre box and cut it with a hand saw?
    So 15 degrees is the typical angle for the scarf joint?
  • YeahDoIt August 5, 2010 at 6:46am
    Perhaps a neighbor has a saw that is good for making scarf joints. I traded a bottle of root beer for a saw cut and it worked out well.
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