Improvements relating to wind turbine blade manufacture

A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shear web, the method comprising;

• arranging an elongate panel;
• arranging a plurality of flange sections along a longitudinal edge of the elongate panel, the flange sections each comprising a plurality of elongate flange elements arranged one on top of another and offset from one another in a longitudinal direction of the flange section so as to form tapered portions at respective first and second longitudinal ends of each flange section, wherein the tapered portions of longitudinally adjacent flange sections overlap to define at least one scarf joint between said adjacent flange sections;
• and
• integrating the plurality of flange sections and the elongate panel to form a wind turbine blade shear web.

A method of forming a flange section of a shear web of a wind turbine blade, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of flange elements;
• arranging the plurality of flange elements in an array such that consecutive flange elements are positioned on top of one another;
• arranging consecutive flange elements in the array such that first and second longitudinal ends thereof are longitudinally offset from one another to form tapered portions at respective first and second longitudinal ends of the flange section;
• and
• bonding the plurality of flange elements together to form the flange section.