I like the bisecting-angle method. It doesn't have to be exact, and in fact, the angle should be slightly on the acute side. This allows the hull and deck sheer strips to meet tightly along the outside edge and leave a slight gap on the inside for epoxy to backfill. Have fun on the new project.

Ross

> I started my first stripper kayak yesterday, An 11 foot Little Auk, which
> will be used as an auxillary for my sailboat. I now have about 1000 feet
> of cedar and pine stips (and a lot of sawdust). The forms are strung on
> the strongback and I am ready to start the fun part.

> My question is what angle to bevel the sheer. The Little Auk has a sharp
> angle at the sheer/deck joint at the bow. See figure 5-19 in The
> Strip-Built Sea Kayak. Nick's general instructions are to bevel the sheer
> such that it is parallel to the floor. It seems to me that for this sharp
> angle I should bisect the angle and plane half of it into the sheer strip
> and half of it into the deck. What is the general practice for stripping
> sharp angles?

> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

> Steve Lein