A butt-wrap joint includes a plurality of wraps 520.sub.1 -520.sub.n of material wetted with a thermosetting resin and wrapped circumferentially about two abutting pipe ends 101, 201. The first wrap is disposed relative to the respective pipes and the second through n-th wrap is deposed successively outwardly, relative of the respective preceding wrap. The wraps are covered by a chopped strand mat 530 wetted with the thermosetting resin.