Pine or spruce would both work well. They are a little denser than cedars, but they work nicely.

> Seems like only wood available locally without exlosive costs is pine and
> spruce. (Where I live most houses are built using pine or spruce...)

> Will pine and spruce bend in a nice manner if used for strips in kayak (or
> kayak deck with ply hull)?

> Other drawbacks if compared with cedar or redwoood?

> Jan Gunnar