Hi, Mike-

I started with B&C on my first boat, but since gave it up as too much work for the result. Also, I think it's posible to get crisper joints w/o B&C, which is nice for the cosmetics of the deck. The choice is ultimately a personal one.

If you do not do B&C, I bet you'll be surprized how quickly you figure out how to hand plane the bevel, which will roll on a lot of the strips. I don't use any jigs, just by hand. There will only be a few strips which will want to be beveled on both sides, and these are near the shear line. In fact, depending on which boat you are building, many of the strips will require little or no beveling. This is especially true on the bottom of the hull and the top of the deck.

Hope this helps. Good luck! Mike

: If you are building a stipper and not using bead and cove, do you have to
: plane both strips that join each other or just the bottom edge of the
: strip that goes on next? Also would the bevel being planed be at the same
: angle for the full length of the strip or would it change with the curves
: of the boat? I hope you understand what I am trying to say... thanks for
: any reply.

: One more question, is it worth cove and bead with all the set up time or
: would it be about the same as making a rolling bevel jig and plane each
: strip?