: ...or rather, TWO questions: 1) While I always assumed I'd be getting bead
: and cove bits and doing the cool-router-setup-thing, I'm beginning to
: wonder. I've talked with builders locally who say they're starting to get
: away from using b&c (at least for some parts of their boats). Varying
: reasons - bevels are easier, flat parts of decks don't need the b&c
: treatment, b&c makes cheater strips and other non-linear joints more
: difficult. Any thoughts??

: 2) It seems (to me, at least) that, no matter what type of joints are used on
: the hull and the deck, when it comes to joining the two a bead and cove
: joint doesn't work and the plain ol' double bevel is the only practical
: way to go. Am I reasoning correctly on this one?

: Really appreciate the help I've been getting from this board; I've got a
: couple more questions for later in the day!

Myrl beat me to the punch. After using B&C for the hull, I switched to bevels for the deck. It was easy to get good tight joints - on the outside. But on the underside of the deck, lots of my bevel joints had open "vee's". Not critical with a kayak, but I plan to build a canoe eventually, and I will definitely use B&C strips, for the visible interior.

With B&C, there are plenty of folks on either side of the "bead up" vs "cove up" debate. I like to strip with the bead up. The cove still makes a handy trough for glue, with the use of a simple jig that takes 3 minutes to make. And clamping the strips is quick, with no worries about damaging the cove edges.