Hi,
I find it much easier to get consistant thickness strips by starting with narrower boards. I like to cut my strips from 1X4s. If you rip the 1X10s in half, I think it would be easier. Make sure to use a very thin kerf saw blade. I use a Diablo 7 1/4" thin kerf blade in my table saw. Make sure you put the convex curve of the board towords the fence.

Jim

: i am building the gillemot.

: i have my router bits and have decided cedar is the best way to go for the
: wood.

: i want to rip and mill my own strips.
: I can only find 16' lengths max. the book says it doesnt really matter if you
: scarf them but the sheer strips should be full length. the boat is 16.5
: foot.

: my question is: 1:should i bother with 16 foot boards or just get 8-10 foot
: boards.

: 2: and about how may full lengths strips are there in a boat. kits usually
: just say "enough", one kit said 60 full length strips.

: so my math says 3 strips per inch of board (ripped on a table saw) so a 10
: inch board will make 30 strips, at 16 feet i only need two - 1x10x16. that
: doesnt seem right.

: HOW MANY BOARDS OF WHAT SIZE ARE REALLY NECESSARY?

: thnaks

: c