Originally Posted By: TIMBEAL
You could use long timber that don't require scarves;-) just another jewel I use to avoid sk.


Mmmm... 14m long douglas fir beams. I think the sawmill owner would have an aneurism if I asked for that! :-)

Originally Posted By: daiku
Mike's right - the purpose of the TF Rubies is to automatically create mortises from the tenons you draw. Most scarf joints don't have M&T.


Thanks. I'll just run them manually. It never really occurred to me that it wouldn't be possible and/or as simple as doing the M&T joints. It just means a few more joints to cut in SU.

Thanks all for your help. After a week of banging my head I was beginning to think I was just doing something stupid. And it seems that I was! :-)

Jon

Contemporary Norman longhouse in Normandy