: Can someone please explain the rolling bevel process to me?

: Thanks, Matthew

Two routers make testing the B&C set-up easy and makes milling the strips fast.
It is hard to cut the bead and cove with only one router since you can’t test the centering of the the two profiles and the alignment must be exact for B&C to work
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If you don't have two routers or have not worked with a router at all, I think you will work faster and be happier beveling the edges of your strips.

I'd suggest just beveling one edge of each new strip with a SHARP block plane. It is quite easy if you clamp one end of the strip in place on the boat and work the other end, beveling and test fitting the edges as you work from the stem to the center of the boat.

I hold the block plane with the base up and plane away from my body, so I bevel the bottom edge of the strip. You must keep an eye on the top, exterior edge, which will be the visible part of the joint. You don’t want your bevel to break this edge. Start with just a very slight angle, you will be surprised at how little a bevel you need. Bevel a section about two feet long and test the fit by holding the strip in place on the hull on top of the last strip on the boat.

Once you like the fit of one end of the strips, clamp that end of the strip in place on the hull and do the other end. You will find it easy and fast.

After using B&C on the bottoms of my boats for years I'm going back to just beveling the strips. It's that easy!

All the best,
Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.laughingloon.com