: Hey folks, quick question - I'm in AK, and the lumber I got locally
: is white spruce with plenty of knots in it. "We don't have
: clear lumber", the guy said. SO. Do I have to cut out and
: scarf at every knot? Or are ones on the edges more ok, are small
: ones ok, anything like that? I feel like if I cut them all out,
: losing 8-10 inches each time, I'll have about 4 feet left of 16.
: They are 1x3 at this point. Help?

: Should I just get new lumber from the big national corporation?

: This is my first kayak and wood project. Just trying to figure
: stuff out, and I've just got hand tools. Thanks!

Should be a bunch of red cedar up there I'd think, no real reason to use spuce, other than it's really pretty.

Bill H.