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Re: Strip: Redfish Spring Run - Rookie Build
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 4/2/2015, 1:20 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Redfish Spring Run - Rookie Build *PIC* (kevin)

Quick question. I found an add on craigslist with a person who has two 8x8x16' cedar beams for sale. He's asking $150 for both. Here are some pictures. Any thoughts on whether they would work for strips?
I know I would have to resaw them before planing, but even at the asking price, it's less than $1 per bdft. I'm concerned about the knots though. I know I will have to scarf many of the strips on the hull but I don't want to find myself scarfing everything.

If you can afford it (and find it), I'd recommend buying clear straight-grain lumber for strips. At any rate, try to minimize the effect of knots - i.e. a 1x8 board with a couple of knots along one edge is quite usable for strips, if the price makes sense.
It's amazing how much waste knots will create.
I'm in the minority, but I also prefer full-length strips and only scarf on the boat if I need to use up offcuts.

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kevin -- 3/30/2015, 10:49 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2015, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2015, 5:27 pm
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kevin -- 3/31/2015, 7:24 am
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kevin -- 3/31/2015, 7:27 am
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kevin -- 3/31/2015, 7:30 am
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Bill Mayberry -- 4/1/2015, 9:12 pm
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kevin -- 3/31/2015, 7:37 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2015, 10:17 am
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kevin -- 3/31/2015, 11:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2015, 5:57 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2015, 7:02 am
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Kevin -- 4/1/2015, 9:24 pm
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rich -- 4/1/2015, 11:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2015, 1:22 am
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kevin -- 4/2/2015, 8:15 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2015, 1:28 pm
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kevin -- 4/2/2015, 10:00 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2015, 1:20 pm
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george jung -- 4/2/2015, 2:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2015, 4:42 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/2/2015, 6:05 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2015, 8:49 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/2/2015, 10:32 pm
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kevin -- 4/3/2015, 7:34 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/3/2015, 8:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:34 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2015, 10:13 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2015, 10:26 am
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kevin -- 4/3/2015, 10:45 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2015, 12:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:38 am
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george jung -- 4/3/2015, 4:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2015, 8:37 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/3/2015, 10:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:41 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/4/2015, 10:36 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/4/2015, 12:35 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/4/2015, 2:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2015, 1:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:33 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2015, 10:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:46 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/4/2015, 12:38 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/4/2015, 2:52 pm
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rich -- 4/3/2015, 7:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:51 am
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kevin -- 4/7/2015, 7:36 am
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Matthew2 -- 4/7/2015, 11:16 am
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kevin -- 4/7/2015, 2:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2015, 2:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2015, 2:53 pm
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kevin -- 4/8/2015, 3:18 pm
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Howie -- 4/8/2015, 4:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2015, 7:04 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/9/2015, 10:09 am
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kevin -- 4/9/2015, 2:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2015, 2:45 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/9/2015, 9:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2015, 10:38 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/11/2015, 5:06 pm
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kevin -- 4/16/2015, 9:50 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/16/2015, 12:54 pm
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Kevin -- 4/22/2015, 6:11 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/22/2015, 10:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2015, 8:45 pm