: I'm building a Cunningham SOF, cedar frame, oak ribs. Everyone
: seems to use a hardwood masik, so I made one out of mahogany I
: had laying around the shop. Just wondering, why couldn't the
: masik be cedar? Are the stresses / loads on it too much for
: softwood?

Cedar will do fine, my baidarka is cedar for the gunwales and all beams, the only parts not cedar are the ribs (willow) and stringers (red deal, Scots pine I think). The beams are a bit thicker than for oak or the like but still lighter in weight.

Mike Savage
South West Cork