Unfortunatly, this is all I've been able to find locally ... I haven't run across one single plank of flat sawn cedar. I don't like the idea of mail order ... shipping charges are darn near as much as the wood. Redwood is a possibility and it's easy to find here, but it looks to me like a finished kayak would come out pretty dark colored no matter how you apply any light colored trim. Seems brittle too. I've also heard some stories of redwood turning black when it gets wetted with sea water. BTW the project is an Outer Island.

Ken

: The only things I could imagine being in the negative would be: 1) Too much
: of a good thing is not a good thing. Don't over do it with the
: quarter-sawn material. Doing the entire boat with it will be almost as
: plain as not having any. It makes a wonderful trim, or use it for your
: accent pieces in a pattern instead. Long wide bands, pattern sections on
: the deck and so on. 2) Don't over sand it. It will tend to become lumpy as
: you sand away the light wood and leave the darker. Do mostly scraping
: and/or a long-board and then lightly go over with the ROS. Should look
: pretty Spiffy!!

: Rehd