Like Shawn said, it does not really matter where or how you start stripping. The goal is to cover the forms with wood. The choice is primarily aesthetic.

If the Veritas tool is a scraper, it is probably not a good choice for make coves and beads on cedar. Cedar will tend to tear. These tools are intended for hardwoods.

: 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