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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

scarf′ joint`

a joint in which two structural members are joined with long end laps and secured with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.

[1785–95]

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scarf joint - a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

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joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together

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Three-dimensional asymptotic stress field in the vicinity of an adhesively bonded scarf joint interface, Composite Structures, 89: 475-483.

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(A) When joining two sections of trim, a scarf joint has a couple advantages over a simple square butt joint: First, it provides more surface area for glue and makes a stronger joint.

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The scarf joint was developed as a result of trying to maximize the use of wood residues, allowing for two or more solid pieces of wood to be joined (Strickler 1980).

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The development of the raking joint and scarf joint techniques determined the shape and appearance of the finished building, revealing a new roundwood aesthetic.