I find pinstriping to be fairly easy. Yellow cedar makes great strips down to 1/16 that don't break, even in very long lengths. I have used WRC down to 1/8 in a similar fashion. I could probably go thinner, I just haven't tried. Ripping them on a table saw is easy with a nice sharp blade, a good fence, and a zero clearance insert. Since the thin strips are very flexible, it takes little force to glue them in place. Use tape (masking, packing, etc) every couple inches and you are in business. Use your fingers to press firmly in gaps between tape pieces to squeeze out excess glue.

Ted

: I was researching ideas for deck designs this morning and I decided that I
: really like the look of the pinstriped deck that Ray Iron has on his
: Spring Run (shown in multiple photos of R2K3 taken by John Schroeder).

: I've been thinking all day about how I could create nice clean, narrow
: pinstripes like those on Ray's boat. Seems tricky - really tricky. I've
: got a couple of ideas, but they all involve insanely painstaking,
: fastidious and outright anal techniques - and I'm not at all sure that
: I've got the patience or skill necessary to make it work.

: So, if anyone listening has experience with this, please let me know. I'd be
: interested in knowing how the wood is ripped into such narrow strips (I
: estimate 1/8"), how the strips are glued up and clamped in place -
: and also how much extra effort it took to make it work.

: EdP