: After the first SOF build, I can only state; I'm bugged. No regrets
: in this respect , we all need to die somehow :) .

: I would like to try a strip boat, hence the problem:

: Here in the Carpathians we do have spruce (picea abies) and pine
: (pinus silvestris) but clear planks is nowadays really hard to
: find or even impossible for me.
: I've been thinking at making strips from 6 mm(barely under
: 1/4") plywood. The choice would be the 6 mm Okoume
: construction plywood ( no marine plywood here). The strips would
: be cut lengthwise. I might even dare to try bead&cove.
: Any thoughts against this idea?

: bg
Hi Gelu,
My humble advice is to not consider ply unless you are desperate.I was orriginally going to do this but was advised against it by experts.I'm not exactly one of those...
Also,Bead and coving the ply could be allot of work for little benifit,in my opinion.Especially as a small block plane and a good eye,or two, will allow you learn how to hand bevel very quickly, so, not much scrapping of strips.The wood is just the core part of the structure to be sandwhiched by the tensile strength of the glass strands.The core is best kept as light as possible.I bet Spruce would be an excellent choice for this and you might consider 4 mm thick,cut out the knots and splice the strips.Any easy to work with soft and light wood will be good.
cheers from Paul NZ.