One really nice advantage of B&C is glue application. I've built two boats witht he rolling bevel and the glue application is the most finicky. If you go this route then the best thing to do is to wipe the excess glue of on both sides as you go, much easier when you get to the sanding stage. Also, keep your strip edges aligned between forms also, again for easier sanding.

Greg

BTW, stapless doesn't slow the process when using the rolling bevel method.

: Hi Scott, I think that You can build a very nice looking kayak wihtout the
: use of the bead and cove strips. I built my canoe with rolled bevels. I
: realize that kayaks will likely require more severe twists and angles in
: the strips, but beveling is not difficult with a little practice. There
: was a thread here a while ago, that had some good disscussion about
: beveling strips. There were some good ideas there. There are definitely
: ways to get the bevels of the strips very accurate. One disadvantage is
: that the stripping process takes longer, since you will be taking the time
: to bevel each strip as you go along (though there will be some strip that
: require little or no beveling). This might limit you to a couple of strips
: per side per day, depending on how much time you have. A bit more fairing
: is required after you get the boat stripped, bit it is not too bad.....you
: will get tired of sanding no matter which way you go....... One thing to
: think about is that with beveled edges, you can easily see where you have
: gaps and fix/refit that spot before you glue (remember the advice earlier
: to NOT over bevel the inside of the strip). Re bead and cove: It is easy
: to allow unseen gaps in bead and cove strips, if you're not careful to
: make sure that they are tightly seated, and you won't be able to see thes
: little gaps, as the thin edges of the cove will cover them. BUT, they may
: be revealed during fairing and sanding, if you happen to take enough
: material off in those spots. I'd like to try using bead and cove on my
: next strip boat, so that I could make a more educated and meaninful (at
: least to me) comparison. Most folks seem to prefer bead and cove. I think
: that there may be less work involved with bead/cove, so if time is of most
: importance, you might consider it more strongly.

: Garland