Last edited 19 Jan 2022

Scarf joint

A scarf joint is: ‘A type of joint between two timbers meeting end-to-end and designed to appear as one continuous piece.’

Ref Drawing for Understanding, Creating Interpretive Drawings of Historic Buildings, published by Historic England in 2016.

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