Making long boards out of short

There are fingerjoint router bits sold for just this purpose.

That's a good size, but not a good wood, for fence pickets.

It seems they'd also be good for some 20" x 20" x 40" six board blanket boxes, toy chests etc. They'd use about 20 boards each with very little left over. With Careful resawing and planing you could get two 1/4" boards from each and use them for drawer sides.

I had thought softwood too soft for drawers and runners but recently re-finished my Mother's pine nightstand. 60 + years old, been chewed on by dogs and run over a few times by my Dad on his scooter and still sturdy as hell, as is the nightstand.

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FF

If you have slow growth, the rings will be a lot tighter and the wood denser.

You can get salvaged "heart pine" or "long leaf pine" but it's pretty hard to get new stuff.

Chris

A Scarf Joint will make the boards longer and less wide.

Explain that, please.

Check this link...

You could also use a lock miter router/shaper bit as well. Just route both board ends flat/horizontal and flip them... just like the funger joint in that manner, but offers greater utility...

unless you plan on doing a lot of this joining, then a fingerjoint cutter may be the best option.

~Trevor

Try a birds tongue joint which you can cut on the table saw. It makes a very strong joint that is attractive. The down side is that it uses up a little more of the length to form the long tapered joint. Bugs

I'm still curious why a scarf joint would affect the width of the board(s). How does an end joint affect the width?