Wooden Spar Repair

A fractured second-hand bronze gaff end fitting forced me to alter the lower end of VOLUNTEER’s gaff to fit the new larger casting, so I scarfed a new end on with Sitka Spruce using the double scarf method, sometimes referred to as a fishtail or clothes peg scarf. In this video I show you exactly how I went about it, using techniques that apply to any scarf repair that involves adding new wood.https://youtu.be/8Jj6-yy1Eyo?si=I_WWhXajlzSSOw1_

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