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Stephen wrote:
I need to join two short sections of skirting board to make one long
section. How can I join them invisibly? I think I need to use a scarf
joint. Is that best? I read (online) that a scarf joint (why is it
called scarf BTW?) should be eight times longer than it is thick. By
my calculations, cutting something as thin as skirting board would
require cutting at a very shallow angle; about 7 degrees. Since my
humble Wickes mitre saw only goes as low as 45 degrees. What should I
do?

If they're to be painted I'd lay one on top of the other face to face and
cut through the ends so they match then glue together with a steel plate
screwed to the back for reinforcement. Fill with car body filler and sand
flat.

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