--- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote:
>
> My pine strips are about 3/8" square. I tried to splice 8 foot long lengths
> together. As it turned out I needed about 18 feet total.
Ideally battens work better if not square but more rectangular , say 1/4 by
1/2 for a thin one of 3/8 by 3/4 for a bit thicker one. They are used with the
long dimension in the vertical plane which works out good if using the two
nails beside the batten method of holding them. If you do splice battens the
way to do it is plane them to a scarf joint
( about an 8:1 angle) with the bevel on the thiner dimension and glue the
joint. Look for a straight grain wood and if dried pine proves too brittle try
oak or other hardwood as it can be more flexible especially if not kiln dried.
For model railroad work there really should be no need for battens longer
than 4 feet and certainly not 8 feet. The bulk of the curves can be swung with
a tape or drawn with templates then battens used to fair them to the tangent
with easement....Dave Branum
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