Scarf Joints in Plywood

"Lou" wrote in message
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I've always wondered about that. When gluing wood together it's always
been a good idea to rough up the area's to be glued so that the glue
goes in the roughend area and has a better grab. If the area is too
smooth it will hold less glue and more possiblity to squeeze out.

Even then, it is the method of preparing the surface that counts.

While you sand, particles of sanding dust are forced "into" the pores of the
wood, thus preventing the glue from being able to wick into the wood, and
increase the surface area being "grabbed" by the glue.

The best prep is either scraping with a sharp blade, or sawing, or
machining, leaving the pores open.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in
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"Lou" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've always wondered about that. When gluing wood together it's
always been a good idea to rough up the area's to be glued so that
the glue goes in the roughend area and has a better grab. If the
area
is too smooth it will hold less glue and more possiblity to squeeze
out.

Even then, it is the method of preparing the surface that counts.

While you sand, particles of sanding dust are forced "into" the
pores
of the wood, thus preventing the glue from being able to wick into
the
wood, and increase the surface area being "grabbed" by the glue.

The best prep is either scraping with a sharp blade, or sawing, or
machining, leaving the pores open.

I would try using a router table and jig for a job like that. Sanding
leaves to small of a surface area and is too smooth for good gluing
and is difficult to get a perfect square cut. Also you want to avoid
gluing a layer that has exposed glue. Make sure you use the
appropriate glue because some glues may breakdown or weaken the
plywoods existing glue.