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Re: Strip: hand bevel vs b&c - opinions *PIC*
By:riston
Date: 10/18/2010, 8:12 pm
In Response To: Strip: hand bevel vs b&c - opinions (J Law)

: I am still on the fence a bit about whether to go with hand
: bevelling each strip as I fit it, or to do bead and cove.
: Soooo... I would appreciate any and all thoughts and opinions
: about these two techniques, which do you prefer and which would
: you recommend for a novice.... I'm more concerned about the end
: quality rather than speed of build. As long as I'm feet wet by
: June I'm happy :)

: Thanks!

: Jason

I am a first time builder and have gone through the same exercise -- to use B&C or Rolling Bevel. I decided to use Rolling Bevel because:

1) I wanted very tight joints.
2) I did not care how long it would take.
3) I am a bit of a perfectionist.
4) I found that the guys who build wood strip Kayaks everyday (Guillemot, Redfish, and others) used Rolling Bevel for their own personal prize winning Kayaks.

To prove that I could do it I created a "Practice" piece where I took about a two foot section of the Kayak and actually built a section using Rolling Bevel. I learned a lot from the process and made plenty of mistakes, but I now have confidence to continue with the real stripping.

Attached is a picture of my test piece.

Hope this helps.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

Strip: hand bevel vs b&c - opinions
J Law -- 10/18/2010, 8:12 am
Re: Strip: hand bevel vs b&c - opinions
Randy Echtinaw -- 10/29/2010, 10:13 am
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J Law -- 10/23/2010, 3:19 am
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Bryan Ledahl -- 10/22/2010, 10:54 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/19/2010, 12:07 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/19/2010, 1:39 pm
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Ancient Kayaker -- 10/22/2010, 9:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2010, 1:01 pm
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riston -- 10/18/2010, 8:12 pm
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J Law -- 11/1/2010, 3:42 am
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J Law -- 10/18/2010, 8:19 pm
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riston -- 10/18/2010, 8:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2010, 2:55 pm
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BryanK -- 10/28/2010, 4:35 pm
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Ancient Kayaker -- 10/18/2010, 5:49 pm
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Mike Savage -- 10/22/2010, 6:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2010, 8:42 pm
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Charlie -- 10/22/2010, 12:07 am
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Ancient Kayaker -- 10/29/2010, 11:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/30/2010, 12:59 am
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Ancient Kayaker -- 10/30/2010, 3:34 pm
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BryanK -- 10/28/2010, 4:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2010, 2:39 am
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Charlie -- 10/22/2010, 10:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2010, 10:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2010, 2:08 am
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xplorz -- 10/18/2010, 2:21 pm
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MattD. -- 10/18/2010, 1:05 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/18/2010, 11:32 am
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J Law -- 10/18/2010, 2:25 pm
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Bob Beaullieu -- 10/18/2010, 8:49 am
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J Law -- 10/18/2010, 9:01 am
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BryanK -- 10/28/2010, 4:31 pm
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mtkayak -- 10/18/2010, 12:38 pm
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J Law -- 10/18/2010, 2:24 pm