I am using red cedar, and have never worked with white cedar or redwood. I have worked with pine and a full array of hardwoods with no problems.

I have thouroughly enjoyed this project and plan to continue in the future - either taking more precautions and/or changing species. It's good to know that I shouldn't run into anything nastier than what I have now.

> I understand some people have a similar reaction to redwood. Whatever it
> is in these woods that makes them resistant to insects, rot and decay
> seems to affect some humans about as much as it does bugs and microbes.

> You might consider using pine instead. It is a bit heavier wood, but if
> you use thinner strips (3/16 instead of 1/4 inch) you won't have a big
> weight gain in the boat.

> Are you using red cedar or white cedar? The red is supposed to have more
> of these oils in it.

> Paul G. Jacobson