Hi, this is my first posting on this forum so be gentle. I am currently in the process of building a Guillemont from the plans in the book. I found a source of Western Red Cedar locally and have enough to build an aircraft carrier just in case I make a few mistakes. I have already cut the strips on my table saw (they look like they came out really well). My next project is to route the beads and coves which I think I can handle as cutting the stips worked out so well (almost no waste, the wood I got was great, I can count the number of knots on one hand).

I also purchased a plank of black walnut which I intended to use for some minor accent strips (maybe on the shear line as well as a couple on the deck). I have two questions, the first is, should I try and do a bead and cove on the walnut or is the stuff too hard and brittle? My second question is, how wide should I cut the strips (since the wood is hard I assume it will not bend nearly as well as the cedar)?

Thanks in advance for the help as I am a major newbe and plan on asking some really dumb questions.