: I had the same question as you, Here is what I found. For me, the rolling
: bevel works just as good as bead and cove, It has taken me some time to
: get enough experience at making a good rolling bevel but my joints are
: fairly tight now. I practiced with about 10 strips around a fake set of
: forms with straights, curves, convex and intersecting joint areas. My
: first attemps were very poor but after about the fifth or sixth test strip
: my technique and speed started to improve by leaps and bounds. I am sure
: my kayak will have a few sunshine leaks but nothing major. People have
: told me that a kayak made with bead and coves is the lighter weight
: boat...big deal, Let the "weight weiner" kayak police worry
: about that. I have no intention of ever building with bead and cove after
: gaining this experience. This is only a personal observation and I am sure
: others will be glad to enlighten you on various methods. One thing about
: beveled strips that I really like is the fact that a 3/4" wide strip
: covers 3/4 of an inch, a bead and cove 3/4" strip covers about a
: 1/4" less space. Good luck with what ever method you choose.

I have never performed a rolling bevel. I have always used bead & cove. However, on my next project I will use B&C for the hull and a mix of B&C and planed bevel on the deck. I plan on incorporating some design features on the deck and B&C is not practical for what I want to do.

By the way, B&C will remove 1/8" surface coverage when using 1/4" thick strips.

Glen in Baie-St-Paul.