: I seem to be having a lot of trouble neatly fitting the ends together where
: they meet at the bow and stern. I am using the overlaping finger method
: but am having trouble figuring out the angle to cut. I have had more luck
: if I lay the overlap strip first and then come back and cut the opposing
: side to fit underneath the overlap. This is the reverse of what is
: recommended in the book. Is there a trick that I am missing?
From reading the post in response to your strip , I think we all have the same answer....and fileing the joint flat and lamanating flat strips will look great. In Nicks book he mentions that he has hardley ever built a kayak in the same way or the same order ,It just seems to work out .It will end up looking great . Rick