: The only Western Red cedar I was able to come up with locally did have knots.
: I ended up doing a fair amount of splicing, and used some of the knots. I
: was never able to get them totally fair - if you get in the right light
: they are a little "proud" of the rest of the surface. I like the
: looks, but next time I'll hold out for better stock.

: jrs

I like the use of knots on cedar strip boats. One of the advantages we have over other boat building systems is our fiberglass sandwich. It allows us to use wood with more "Character".

Roger