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Re: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/9/2008, 1:30 am
In Response To: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel (Steve in PA)

: ...so, a little help with the definition of rolling bevel: it sounds like
: removing material from the fixed strip and the soon to be fixed strip so
: that the edges are aligned. more technically, if the total angle between
: the old strip and the new strip is 10 degrees, each strip is beveled
: (flat, the length of the strip) 5 deg.

: if that is the def...it seems there is some division on whether or not to use
: the cove and bead or the rolling bevel. without going back to look through
: my previous post, there may have been more suggestions to use the rolling
: bevel. outside of initial time and cost are there other draw backs to cove
: and bead? advantages and disadvantages to rolling bevel?

: thanks in advance.

: -s

I think one small correction. The bevel is applied to the strip that you're adding only. The last strip that you finished putting on the boat keeps it's square edge. Another way of saying it is the rolling bevel is only cut on one of the strips.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel
Steve in PA -- 3/6/2008, 8:48 pm
Re: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2008, 1:30 am
Re: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 3/7/2008, 10:22 am
Anyone see the photos? I can't. *NM*
Kudzu -- 3/7/2008, 5:13 pm
Re: Anyone see the photos? I can't.
Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2008, 5:44 pm
Now they show *NM*
Kudzu -- 3/7/2008, 11:12 pm
Re: Anyone see the photos? I can't.
Glen Smith -- 3/7/2008, 5:30 pm
Re: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 3/7/2008, 10:23 am
Re: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel
Mike Savage -- 3/7/2008, 8:13 am
Coveand bead v. rolling bevel
Jay Babina -- 3/7/2008, 8:03 am
Re: Strip: coveand bead v. rolling bevel
Pedro Almeida -- 3/6/2008, 10:14 pm