: I'm almost done with my hull but next time I think I would build a square
: frame out of 2x2 around the ends of the boat. I could clamp sticks to it
: that push against a strip from any angle. In my case, it wasn't that the
: strip wouldn't twist. Getting hold of it and controlling it was my
: problem.

I did that for a few strips and it worked great. I had a scrap of plywood from which I cut a larger station, and used wedges to push strips into place.

http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/

Look halfway down the page, right before "Chapter 4: Fiberglassing"

: You can also soak/steam that section of the strip and then force it in place
: without glue. Go back and glue it after it dries.

Spidey said he used a heat gun (dry hot air only) to good effect. Probably not 100% as effective as steam, but the benefit is that you can glue it right away.

Shawn