: I just made the decision to redo my feature strip. Wow, that was a lot of
: time I put into this piece of wood. It has a distinct twist and bend to it
: that may or may not mold to the other strips. I'm not happy with the
: (un)tightness of the joints either. I definitely underestimated the
: difficulty factor on these miters.

I installed my accent strips first, and then stripped around them. No problems, of course, making sure the other strips fit them, but it did take more time. Some of my joints weren't perfectly tight, but it all looks great in the end.

http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/accentstrip2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/accentstrip4.jpg

I did 2' sections and joined them on the boat so I knew I'd fit the curves of the boat.

: I figure the work will be much simpler if I glue half of the pattern and then
: bookmatch it; can't believe I didn't do that to begin with. Also, I think
: I'll need a jig to keep everything aligned in the glue-up. Back to the
: drawing board : )

: Any other ideas?

: Thanks,
: Chip