Glenn,
Lot's of responses to your inquiry...our friends are most helpful! Key take aways for me are:
Taller is better, but relative to builder "and" design. Shorter builder with a very "big" design equals less height on the strong back...taller builder "smaller" design means more height will be needed.

Stepping up to work down on a project is easier than adding shims to raise the project up to you.

You'll be up and down all over the boat as you work and sight and work more. Knee pads might be in order.

Wheels are a good idea, if you can secure the piece down when you need stability. I think it's always better to sand out doors, no matter what the weather (unless there's precipitation).

Making a kayak, you will eventually need someplace to work the deck and hold the hull and vice-a-verse-a. It might be helpful to make your work stand (not the strong back mind you) higher so you can get under the structure and poke your head up through the cockpit and hatch openings. This feature is very useful when filletting spacer pieces and hatch "flanges" inside the deck, and glassing these, once the deck and hull are joined...if you install them after the deck and hull are joined (some cut out their hatches before the deck is attatched to the hull).

Being a woodworker, you've an innate understanding of "set up". Ahh, to have the perfect shop...

Happy planning!
Bill Cruz

: ... and hopefully to builder soon!

: Just wanted to introduce myself to the board and to say how impressed I am
: with the incredible wealth of knowledge being shared here. I'm also
: pleased to see - for the most part - the civility, sense of humor, and
: what appears to be genuine camaraderie and sense of concern for one
: another. Keep up the good work!

: As I'm sure is true for most "newbies", I have waaaay too many
: questions so I'll try to keep them to a minimum. Here's one for starters:
: I'll be spending a bit of time in the next few weeks tweaking my shop (I'm
: a woodworker by trade) so have the opportunity to plan ahead for some
: kayak building. I'm curious what working height people have found
: comfortable for stripping. Perhaps something like "sheer line vs. my
: waist height" or "top of hull vs. my elbow height".
: Probably not a big deal but hey, I have the chance to make it right, so
: why not!

: Thanks for any help; look forward to working with you all...

: Glenn