Type of Joints to use for Wood Railing

[kevin rea]

Hi guys,

I am building my rails on my 50' fishing boat.
they will be made from mahogany 2x6
I have to make quite a few curves, so there will be about 4 pieces to make it around them.
What type of joinery should I use for this purpose?

thanks,
kevin rea
krea@access1.net

[Ric@Noah's]

Originally posted by kevin rea:
Hi guys,

I am building my rails on my 50' fishing boat.
they will be made from mahogany 2x6
I have to make quite a few curves, so there will be about 4 pieces to make it around them.
What type of joinery should I use for this purpose?

thanks,
kevin rea
krea@access1.net



Kevin

You can do finger joints that give more gluing surface, but a 9:1 scarf joint with epoxy glue is simpler and should work ok.

Ric