If you can build a canoe with it you should be able to build a kayak. Eastern red cedar tends to have a lot of knots, but if you are comfortable with it, go for it.

: Can I use Eastern red to build a Great Auk? I know Nick reccomends against
: it, but myself and a friend just completed a canoe using it...and it's
: beautiful, and wasn't that difficult to work with.....