: i tried this on my first boat (hiawatha). i do not suggest it! while it does
: make the edge less fragile it makes it impossible to make tight curves
: without leaveing an after sanding gap that is way too big to ignore.
: regards
: daren...

Daren,
Thanks for the feedback. I've done a Hiawatha and I understand the problem--the bilge and keelline turns were so tight in places even my knife-edge strips wouldn't come together perfectly. But it was a great learning experience--I got really good at my fairing and gap-filling techniques!

The other builder's post indicate I may be confusing cutter radius and cutter diameter. Paul is right that my "standard" cutters for canoe-builders making a full cut and leaving a knife edge in 1/4" stock must be 1/8" radius or 1/4" diameter. So I guess what I'm searching for are 3/16" radius (3/8" diameter) cutters.

Questions: Did you use 3/8" radius cutters, or 3/8" diameter cutters for your stips on the Hiawatha? And were the gaps only on the outside of the hull?
Pete