Thresholds and scarf joints

[Mark A]

Hi chaps,

I need to make a threshold between a patio door and bedroom floor. A while ago I bought over 50m of solid oak flooring from eBay (which I intend to lay in another room) and by chance the oak is a perfect colour match to the engineered flooring I laid in the bedroom. Unfortunately the oak boards aren't long enough to make the 78" threshold in one piece, so if I were to use them they would require joining. I've picked out some contenders, all quartersawn for stability and so close in colour and grain pattern they could be quite convincing.

How sensible is this as a plan?

Cheers,
Mark

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[MikeG.]

I wouldn't do it.

However, to inform your decision you need to know whether or not you can get a really good fixing down to the floor, and if you are prepared to accept the visual intrusion of a joint-line in something that doesn't normally have one.

 

[Just4Fun]

What is the longest you can cover in one piece? I would avoid it if at all possible but if I had to do it I might use 3 pieces instead of 2, with a joint nearer each side rather than having a joint in the middle.

 

[Mark A]

I very much doubted it was a good idea in the first place as it would be too difficult to achieve a seamless joint in something so visible, but I was hoping someone could convince me otherwise! It's a shame to buy more timber but needs must.

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Rorschach]

Any chance you could add some other woods in there and make a feature of the join?