: Getting down to business now! Or at least closer to building. Got the plans
: (14' Great Auk), got the shop space (cleared out last project tonite), got
: the wood 2x6x12, 2x8x12, 2x10x12, local cedar...now I've got more
: questions.

: Suggestions on how to tackle cutting up rough cut cedar that is a full
: 2" thick into strips? I thought I would slice off 1/4" thick
: sections and then cut each of these down again to get 1/4 x 3/4"
: strips? Any problems going at it this way?

I also used 2 inch boards and found that cutting 1/4"X2" first then cut them in half worked out fine. That gave me about 1/4 X 3/4 strips. On the next boat I will cut some 5/8 strips as the 3/4 were a bit difficult to keep on the forms near the stern on my Guillemot.

: Second question is what lengths should I make the strips in order to build a
: 14' boat? I've got shop space to run about 8' max thru table saw and
: router. Planks are 12' long. Should I go with 8' and 4', 7' and 5', or
: some random combination of lengths?

I would cut them all as long as you can and stager the joints so they all don't end up in the same place.

Happy building