There's much to be learned from working with epoxy and fiberglass. A S &
G boat will be more forgiving to errors. I think one could gain quite a
bit from building a S & G first.

Just my $.02.

--
Matt Langenfeld
JEM Watercraft
http://www.jemwatercraft.com/


Ulli wrote:

I can't see what one would gain by building a S&G first. Both construction
methods are so different that no essential skills are learned by building a
S&G first and a strip-planked kayak later. Well, if one doesn't have the
patient to finish a S&G than it would be hopeless to start a strip kayak, but
that has nothing to do with skills.
To get an idea how strip planking works and to discover little tricks a better
approach could be to built a model boat first, such as a 3 foot sailboat hull
or a scale model of the kayak.

ulli