Given that it takes a while to get to the epoxying stage, I would think you could go ahead and start stripping. Just take your time -- maybe build without staples -- and let the strips dry on the form?

Someone here is bound to correct me if this is a bad idea...

Dean

: I've been searching for sources for white cedar and found one today. Since
: I'm fairly new to Maine it took some "homework" to find these
: places. I bought 40 board feet of Northern White Cedar for $1.00/board
: foot. It's premium lumber, but not kiln dried. Some guy has a cedar fence
: post and furniture business in the Maine woods and sold it to me. Don't
: know if this is a good price....I had no other sources to compare it to.
: My plan is to cut it to probably 5/16" thickness and let it dry
: before I use it(I figure it'll dry much faster cut). Would appreciate
: feedback from the experts with experience in matters like this so I don't
: end up doing something dumb from my lack of experience. Thanks. Mark in
: Maine