: Hi Terry,

: I'm supprised you have not received alot of response to this question.

: That's what I did. I've just recently been planeing down my work, and one
: thing I found was some gaps between the strips opened up. Some of my
: strips were slightly too long, enough that it would push out the corner
: where the filler strip was meeting the curved border strip. And this was
: covered by the lip of the cove, so it opened up when the edge of the cove
: was removed by the plane. This only happend on one or two spots, just fair
: warning for something to watch out for.

: For an alternative mehtod, check out the shop notes on the "one ocean
: kayak" site What Valaclav (sp?) does is to strip first, then cut the
: pattern out, and place in the curvy boarder strips. I may try that next
: time.

: Regarding the following: I think you are saying do you want to plane off the
: bead/cove on the last two strips, prior to fitting the final strip to
: close of a section. The answer is yes, anytime you close an area, this
: really helps. A sight bevel when you plane off will help to wedge the last
: piece down so you can use tape to hold it down tight, without pushing
: through.

: good luck

: Myrl
Thank you for the assistance Myrl, I'll get back into the project today, I hope all is going well with your boat.
Kind regards,
Terry.