Lengthening wood. most boats are longer than a standard sheet of plywood. while you can purchase plywood in lengths longer than 8', it can be expensive and difficult to find.. Traditional methods of scarfing. scarfing is a common technique to join 2 pieces of wood into one longer plank. there are many examples of scarf joints in viking boats and the technique persists today in traditional faerings and scandinavian boats. in practice it is often found in any traditional lapstrake (clinker) built boat.. This is what happens when you get boards that are a few inches too short.. the keelson once laminated will receive the boat bottom plate..
The alternative to butt blocks is to do what is called scarfing a new plank in. scarfing a plank in involves cutting an 8:1 or shallower bevel into the end of the old plank on the boat and cutting a matching bevel into the new plank. the new plank is then glued with epoxy to the old plank on the beveled surface.. Scarfing planks on the boat? the woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications , publisher of woodenboat magazine. the forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine.. Re: scarfing planks this is not a terribly unusual problem with clinker planking. i would be removing the rivets over the length of the crack, and routing out the section of plank to just above the line of the split, so that you have a nice straight line of clean wood..