: Well, if you had a board that was 8 feet long and 6 inches wide and 3/4 inch
: thick, it would contain 3 bf of wood. How many strips could you cut out of
: it?
: For 1/4 inch strips, I'd figure that each strip plus the adjacent saw kerf
: would be about 3/8 inch, give or take a little depending on your saw
: blade. 6 inches divided by 3/8 equals 16. So that give you 16 x 8 linear
: feet of strips or 128 lf. Multiply that by 10 gives you 1280lf or enough
: for one Great Auk. So 30 bf is about right, at a minimum. But I'd figure
: in some waste factors, like wood that isn't perfectly clear, ripping
: errors, cove and bead routing errors and picking and choosing just the
: right strip for each location on the kayak. You won't go far wrong with 40
: bf.

: Mike Scarborough
: Friendship Kayak

Well, that was pretty easy huh? Thank you sir! Now to find a supplier in my area...