: I am about to start my 3rd kayak, and I am going back to bevelled
: edges as opposed to bead and cove. Bead and cove went on the
: forms very nicely, but it was a PITA to make the strips.

: On my first boat, I ripped the strips square then used a plane to
: bevel as I stripped the boat. I recently read that if you put a
: few degrees of angle on the table saw while ripping the strips,
: you get a bevel that is pretty close to what you need and the
: hand planing is minimal. So, I am thinking about how to do this,
: and it seems that you need to flip the wood while ripping. If
: you just rip away, you get the same angle on both faces, right?
: I am thinkng you have to alternate ends on the 1x6 when
: ripping.......

: I want to keep track of the strips as I rip them so I can match the
: grain as I strip. Maybe I can mark the end of the 1x6 with a
: diagonal line so I can keep the strips in order.

: Any pointers?

Rob's got tips for this on his building area a on his site, Laughing Loon website.

Bill H.