I am on the same track as you.
The design from the book,using Black walnut as accent strips. I am using poplar in addition to the WRC..

I did cut the walnut strip that were to be bent to about 1/2". They take a little persuasion but they bend fine. You will find that staples will not penetrate through. I had to use brad nails to get them to hold to the form. Use a heat gun to help make the bends.

I would suggest NOT coving and beading the accent strips. In most parts you can mate the regular strips in no problem. I am finding it to be a bear to get some of the final pieces to work out. I wish I had just left them with straight edges...

Good luck. Tim

: Hi, this is my first posting on this forum so be gentle. I am currently in
: the process of building a Guillemont from the plans in the book. I found a
: source of Western Red Cedar locally and have enough to build an aircraft
: carrier just in case I make a few mistakes. I have already cut the strips
: on my table saw (they look like they came out really well). My next
: project is to route the beads and coves which I think I can handle as
: cutting the stips worked out so well (almost no waste, the wood I got was
: great, I can count the number of knots on one hand).

: I also purchased a plank of black walnut which I intended to use for some
: minor accent strips (maybe on the shear line as well as a couple on the
: deck). I have two questions, the first is, should I try and do a bead and
: cove on the walnut or is the stuff too hard and brittle? My second
: question is, how wide should I cut the strips (since the wood is hard I
: assume it will not bend nearly as well as the cedar)?

: Thanks in advance for the help as I am a major newbe and plan on asking some
: really dumb questions.