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Strip: first strip: the sheer
By:Rob
Date: 12/21/2011, 8:21 pm

Well, I'm about ready to place the first strips, the sheer strips, and have a question ....
My strips are all bead-n-cove. It seems to be a good idea to have cove up, for holding the glue as I go.
However, I've been reading and most advice says the first strip should be flat at the sheer line.
Is this that important? Should I plane the bead off the strip so the edge is flat?
I was thinking it would be no big deal to leave it as a bead.

Thoughts out there??

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Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/21/2011, 8:21 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Ian Cummins -- 12/21/2011, 9:35 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/22/2011, 6:56 am
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Ian Cummins -- 12/22/2011, 8:51 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/30/2011, 9:12 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Ian Cummins -- 12/30/2011, 1:44 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2011, 1:37 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
John Messinger -- 12/22/2011, 10:35 am
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Don T -- 12/22/2011, 11:45 am
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Douglas Lee -- 12/22/2011, 1:16 pm
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Rob -- 12/30/2011, 5:50 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 12/30/2011, 6:08 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/31/2011, 4:58 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Mike Savage -- 12/31/2011, 4:18 pm