: I see some other soon-to-be first time builders have the same dillema I do
: trying to decide whether to go with bead & cove or rolling bevel.

: While the thought of routing a lot of strips is daunting, I won't be actually
: building until late April at the earliest, so I have a lot of time to
: prepare the strips.

: What really intimidates me about the rolling bevel is: If you don't get a
: perfectly flush fit between the strips, I assume you would want any gap to
: be on the inside of the kayak, not the outside. In other words, the
: outside of the strips would be flush but there might be small gaps on the
: inside between the strips. The area between the outer, flush edges and the
: inner edges which are seperated by a small gap would be a triangular
: hollow between the strips.

: Now, assuming you didn't need to plane or sand after fitting the strips, this
: would still look fine, but since you really will need to plane or sand
: after fitting the strips, won't you immediately open a gap on the outside
: of the strips once you take a plane to that flush, outer edge?

You are exactly right in all respects. With care and experience you will soon be making pretty tight rolling bevel joints...inside and out. I find the bead and cove strips to be way too much trouble for way too little gain. Even using bead and cove you'll find yourself doing some rolling bevel strips. Don't let me talk you into anything. Do what you'll be comfortable with.