Talk:scarf

RFC discussion: April 2013
Some serious cleanup is needed here. All the etymologies are mangled together, and header levels are all wrong. Equinox ◑ 23:18, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I've fixed most of it. Whether all the senses are under the right etymology, I don't know. Mglovesfun (talk) 10:11, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I've fixed a little bit now too. —Angr 10:42, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Etymology 2
May it be related with scarp ("cut") ?--3knolls (talk) 17:58, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

cloth covering for surface
a cloth covering a surface such as a table or a piano Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:50, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

In metalworking
There are three definitions...   To shape by grinding. To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc. To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

The one I'm familiar with might be "to remove excess material". We would get the welders to weld something temporarily in place, such as a piece of scrap metal to use as a fulcrum for a lever or as a piece of material through which we could make a hole for a large bolt, and then we could turn the bolt to make fine adjustments. We were aligning pieces of machinery that weighed a ton or more. After the parts were in place, the temporary material had to be removed. A welder would do this by using an air hose with a rod (I think a different kind of rod than the one used for welding) to remove the weld. Sparks flew all over the place. That was called "scarfing", removing the weld and also the material that had been welded previously. I see this use of "scarf" in youtube videos about welding. It means to remove a weld or remove material from it to make it look more attractive. See here: https://blog.xiris.com/blog/bid/362198/inspecting-tube-welds-after-the-scarfing-process "As the forcing together of the two sides tends to cause a sizable bead, a process known as scarfing is used to remove the excess material in the bead to provide a smooth surface." That is somewhat more delicate than what I saw when making platforms to hold heavy machinery. Wastrel Way (talk) 00:46, 5 June 2024 (UTC) Eric