: I'm at the end of my first week-end of stripping and even after reading
: Nick's book, I don't know if I've gone too far but I sure could use some
: advice!

: I'm about 9 strips (5/8") up the hull of an Expedition sport and the
: pinched keel is a dillema. It's impossible for the strips to bend and
: twist enough to conform to the last stations. So I stopped stripping.

I assume this is the Cape Ann Expedition Sport? In which case, each designer has slightly different stripping tips and techniques. You're trying to apply all of Nick's techniques to Vaclav's design. You need a few "Vaclav tricks" that have developed to work well with Vaclav's design.

: If I start stripping the keel independantly of the strips I've already laid
: how on earth do I get the filler strips to conform to the concave gaps -
: certainly the beads & coves are not going to mate. I'd appreciate any
: sage advice!!

I think Vaclav has a very good description of this on his website:
http://www.oneoceankayaks.com/Wshophtm/Shop6a.htm