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You’re welcome Sanford.
It seemed a good idea to use a sliding bevel to make the 10 mm transfer from edge to edge, and 1:2 appeared more appropriate than 1:1. The loose tenons were added as an reinforcement. Serendipity had it that they made the joinery so much easier. Only when done, did I learn that 1:8 or 1:10 are the more common ratios for scarf joints (and that reinforcements allow for less open angles).
Supposedly a 1:8 relation would have made the planing more akin to ordinary edge planing to square and straight, but how does one preserve the thin arrow like ends?
I too believe a nibbed scarf would have facilitated the fitting. However, according Mr. T. Noll, the advantages are that those very thin and weak edges are eliminated, and that (and this I did remember) the nibbed scarf is the most awe inspiring joint, being the most challenging one, demanding the greatest accuracy and precision if a perfect fit is to be achieved. Enough for me to desist any attempts – at least for the time being…