Theother benefit of milling your own strips is that you have better control over
grain and color. I've seen some commercially milled strips which, while quite
precise in their dimensions, are quite variable in their color. I try to match
the several boards which i'll use. Some builders even number the tsrips as
they're sliced and put 'em on the boat in the samer order.

Roger Martin wrote:

www.oneoceankayaks.com has a listing of western red cedar strip suppliers.

There is also an Australian timber - Kiri - which is about 25% lighter than
red cedar - www.highpointtimbers.com.au

IMHO its better to saw and rout the strips yourself - you can make strips of
variable widths 3/8" through to 1 1/2". You really do need the narrow strips
for the compound curves - 1" strips just do not bend enough.

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