On 26/09/2020 18:11, Peter wrote:
Bay window has rot in the bottom of the 6 boards which form the
boxes. Going to cut away and piece in new timber lower 6-12" or so
each one. Could cut 90deg and put a couple of dowels in, or scarf to
increase the connecting end grain area. Or something else?

I quite like doing a scarf joint since you can then use screws into the
face to bring the joint together. You can use a two part resin filler in
the joint as well to form the glue and exclude any voids in the process,
and fill the screw head holes (if countersunk a little).


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Cheers,

John.

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