Posted By: dstrecker
Drawboring screwup - 07/17/02 04:55 PM
Anyone have any suggestions for fixing a messed up drawbored scarf joint? Stupidly, I bored the offset hole on the scarf tenon to draw the joint APART, not together (too much time in the sun that day). Its a halved and bridled scarf, and since the tenoin is only 3"x6"x1 1/2" and the pegs are 1" diameter, there isn't much wood left to bore all new holes. Anything that would allow me to fix the joint without unpegging an entire sidewall bent and discarding two 18' long plates with about 15 mortises each would be a huge help. I'm desperate, considering the fact that we're supposed to do the raising on Saturday 7/20 (3 days from now).
On the other hand, how bad would it be to simply leave it as-is? The joint opened up about 1/8" along its entire length, but both end tenons are fully engaged end-to-end. Would shimming the gap solve the problem? How about removing the tenon pegs and boring new peg holes through the lap instead? As a last resort, what about through-bolting?
I'm pulling my hair out here. 30 seconds of poor judgement have potentially cost me many hours of labor and over 100bf of lumber. Any miracle cures anyone can suggest?
Thanks in advance,
Dave in Padanaram
On the other hand, how bad would it be to simply leave it as-is? The joint opened up about 1/8" along its entire length, but both end tenons are fully engaged end-to-end. Would shimming the gap solve the problem? How about removing the tenon pegs and boring new peg holes through the lap instead? As a last resort, what about through-bolting?
I'm pulling my hair out here. 30 seconds of poor judgement have potentially cost me many hours of labor and over 100bf of lumber. Any miracle cures anyone can suggest?
Thanks in advance,
Dave in Padanaram