Hi everyone,

I'm cutting strips for a Guillemot. I've got 75bft of beautiful wrc and awc that I've planed down to 3/4" and ripped into strips. I ripped the strips to slightly over 1/4" thick so that I can run 'em through the planer and get 'em all perfect(consistent). So, I started thinking (always dangerous) that maybe I should just plane them down to 3/16". Other than using a bit more wood than I should have, I'll have thin, flexible, light and consistent strips.

I experimented with a couple strips and tried to put a bead on them on the router table. But with a 1/4" radius bead and cove bit, I obviously couldn't get a nice round bead on them. I assume the cove will be more of a nightmare. My question is, is the less than perfect cove/bead onthe strips going to be alright? Or do I need to find a 3/16" radius flute and bead bit? What do you 3/16" strip people do? Or should I just forget the whole thing and use 1/4" strips as originally planned? Thanks for any advice

Rob, who might be paddling by November!