110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
I spent a good part of the day finishing up the sanding on the toerail sections.
Once the sanding was done, I built a jig for the table saw that would allow me to cut the angled scarfs to join the rail sections. For an 8:1 scarf, I needed conjoined angled cuts approximately 20" long to provide adequate gluing surface.
After I'd built the simple jig, I ran through one of my sample sections of toerail so I could check the fit of the scarfs.
Satisfied with the setup, I ran all the port rail sections, for which the jig was initially set; this allowed the "points" of the scarfs to point aft.
After cutting each pair of mated angles, I checked the fit to ensure I'd made the cuts correctly, and relabeled each end of each section for future reference.
With all the port sections cut, I reversed the angle on the jig so I could cut the starboard side. Because of the angled face of one side of the toerail sections, I needed to reverse the jig so I could keep the flat side of the rail on the jig as required for the proper cuts.
As I completed pieces, I laid them out on the floor in the shop to ensure I kept things in the proper order.
This brought me to the end of the day. Next time, I'd make final preparations and glue the toerails together.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7 hours
