I've been looking into building a cedarstrip pulling boat. My research has come up with some different suggestions for stripping order, but I'm not sure if it really makes any difference. In "Kayakcraft" and Nick's description of stripping the Adirondack Guideboat, stripping begins at the gunwale and continues on around to the bottom center or the bottom plank. In "Rip, Strip & Row", the stripping begins at the gunwale and goes to the water line, then stripping goes from the bottom center back to the water line. (In my opinion, this pattern of stripping is not nearly as attractive. Also, I'm not sure John Gardner would agree that the Cosine Wherry is a wherry, as it lacks the traditional bottom plank.) A third description I came upon started the strips at the water line and proceeded from there to the gunwale and the bottom center. This last plan also used 18" spacing between stations, rather than the normal 9" - 12" spacing. I wonder if the 18" spacing is too far apart to form the hull shape properly.

I also ran across a comment in some forum praising the Veritas beading jig. Has anyone had any experience in using this jig to cut beads and coves in the strips? If it worked, it would be a lot quieter than the buzzing of a router.

Thanks for your help.

Chris Luneski