I’m preparing to make my first strip kayak. I don’t have a table saw so I intend to cut the strips on my bandsaw. The finished cut will not be as good as a table saw and I’m wondering whether to allow for this in the cut. I’m looking to build Nick Schade’s Grt. Auk with the recommended strips being a quarter inch thick.

Should I cut them at a quarter inch or greater?

How much should I allow?

Is there any benefit to planing prior to fit, although I’m a bit daunted by this as I only have hand planes (1 electric)?

Any views/experiences/advice would be very appreciated. I obviously don’t want to lay strips and find that I’m sanding through them attempting to get a final finish because I’ve cut them wrong.

Pete Griffiths, Rufford, England