: I have heard of hoof knives and other various curved
: tools, but would appreciate any thought you have. The boat is 4’ at the
: widest point, so the radius will not be as tight as that found at the
: chine of a kayak.

Hi Tim. I used a little double-radius plane from Woodcraft. See http://shop.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/assets/product_images/02a31.jpg The pamphlet that comes with it says it was originally developed when home boatbuilding became popular in the early 1900's... funny how history repeats itself. It's cool but I found the radius to be a bit too tight, even for my kayak. I know of one builder who used some radius planes from Japan Woodworker and I will probably try out one of those for the next stripper. See http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=01.225&dept_id=11690 There is a single-radius model and also a double-radius model.

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