You are right, In fact I don't use bead and cove on the deck at all because of gaps that appear when sanding that were hidden by the cove. With bevels there are fewer suprises and you do keep those nice crisp lines

Edgar

: Two years ago I made a cypress strip built canoe, but did not add any
: decorative strips of contrasting wood. Shortly, I will be starting a
: kayak. I plan to add some sort of design using contrasting woods. I have
: been giving the design some thought and have come up with a question that
: I haven't seen discussed in any of the strip building books I have read.
: Is it best to use strips without a bead and cove where contrasting strips
: meet? My thought is that strips with a bead and cove will not maintain a
: crisp edge (joint between strips look wavy) after sanding. Any thoughts?