a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
another term for scarf2 (sense 1)
scarf joint in American English
noun
1.
a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps,keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression
2. (in welding)
a butt joint between two pieces beveled on their meeting surfaces
Word origin
[1785–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crossover, depot, edit, guillotine, terrorist
Examples of 'scarf joint' in a sentence
scarf joint
The goal of the work was to evaluate mechanical performance of full-scale timber beams containing scarf joint with a dowel.
Jiří Kunecký, Václav Sebera, Jan Tippner, Hana Hasníková, Michal Kloiber, Anna Arciszewska-Kędzior,Jaromír Milch 2015, 'Mechanical Performance and Contact Zone of Timber Joint With Oblique Faces', Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensishttps://acta.mendelu.cz/63/4/1153/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)