Meaning Scarph
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ScarphAn overlapping joint used to couple two timbers end-to-end without increasing their dimensions. Types include simple butt (flat) scarphs and more complicated hooked and keyed scarphs.
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ScarphJoint used when uniting ends of two strakes or planks. Ends are bevelled, and shoulders may be cut, so that there is no increase of thickness at the doubling. With iron and steel members, bevelling in [..]
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ScarphAlso Scarf. An overlapping joint used to connect two timbers or planks. Includes hooked and keyed (image below) scarphs. The stem and sternposts of wooden ships were scarphed to the keel.
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