How visuable are butt joints

Cape Breton · Post by **Cape Breton** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:50 am

Hello

We will be purchasing our wood to rip,router and make into a Nomand over the winter/spring soon.
My question is - How visable would butt jointed strips be?

Anybody have pics of finished butt joints?

Looking forward to getting the saws out making some saw dust real soon. :twisted evil

Cheers

Glen Smith · Post by **Glen Smith** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:22 am

Scarf joints can be quite hard to see after the fact if the wood grain and coloration match very closely.

You can see a few sample photos here: http://woodcanoes.multiply.com/photos/album/7/Scarf_Jig

Big Woody · Post by **Big Woody** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:06 pm

The glue you use can be a factor in how visible the joint is. As is how tight the fit, and how close the match. Try to avoid having a joint that light can shine through, when the sun hits it the joint will glow from the other side.