: Hello out there , I wonder if any of you can think of an alternative material
: to
: stripbuild a canoe? I'm thinking of using one or another kind of plastic in
: stead of wood! Gluing or welding , do not know yet! ( no epoxy , no
: fibers.....)

: There are so many sorts of plastics with different characteristics , in my
: opinion there must be plastics suitable for stripbuilding!
: Anyone there who knows more about that item, glad to hear from you

We've been there already. For numerous reasons wood works best.
Wood is way lighter than any plastic.
Wood has a lengthwise grain that causes it to bend in reasonably fair curves.
Wood is stiff so it can bridge from one station to another withour sagging.
Wood is easy to machine (saw, bead, plane, sand, scrape, whatever).
Wood strips can be joined with any common wood glue.
Wood is extremely compatible with epoxy.
Wood is......well you get the idea.