: I'm currently building a 14' great auk w/internal/external stems. It looks
: like I'm going to fill up the stern before the bow. I wasn't planning on
: using cheaters since I'm able to bend the strips fairly easy. Should I use
: some cheaters to balance out the bow/stern? Thanks, this is my first strip
: build...pretty new to this.

Stern's lower so you'd normally do that. If the wood is all pretty much the same color no reason to not use cheater strips.

Bill H.