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Strip: Spiling/Rolling Bevel vs Bead & Cove
By:Paul Kueffner
Date: 3/2/2009, 10:01 pm

Have just cut out the moulds out for my wife's first kayak (Caspian Sea by John Winters) and am contemplating the strips. Other threads have asked about the advantages/disadvantages of using B&C or spiling a rolling bevel onto each new strip edge, but they seem to quickly go off topic without really providing a definitive answer. I'm planning to rip the strips on my table saw. I can borrow a router and mount it on a bench or table, but would need to buy B&C bits. Noah's has them at $58, which I take to mean would cost me $116 plus shipping. Are they worth it for one - possibly two boats? (I may build a Great Auk for me afterwards.) I've beveled strips on a canoe before, but kayaks seem to have more pronounced curves to the bilges. I don't want invest more than I have to, but don't want to make a mistake at the outset, either. Thanks in advance for your help & advice.

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Strip: Spiling/Rolling Bevel vs Bead & Cove
Paul Kueffner -- 3/2/2009, 10:01 pm
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Ken F -- 3/5/2009, 4:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2009, 5:28 pm
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Paul Kueffner -- 3/3/2009, 11:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2009, 12:38 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/3/2009, 2:34 pm
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charlie r -- 3/3/2009, 9:19 pm
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Pedro Almeida -- 3/3/2009, 12:05 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/3/2009, 10:34 am
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James Kingston -- 3/3/2009, 2:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2009, 12:15 am
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Glen Smith -- 3/2/2009, 11:29 pm
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Simeon -- 3/2/2009, 11:08 pm