: Hi,

: Thanks Paul (and Bill) for the replies. I'm off to the hardware today to try
: and get a decent thin kerf, fine saw blade for my old tablesaw, and will
: make a fence and featherboards to try and get straight cuts when ripping
: the strips into 2 or 3 pieces. I've decided to persevere with getting the
: strips cut, and use them for a couple of racing kayaks where the lighter
: weight will be beneficial, and they won't have to stand up to pounding
: seas. I'll use other strips (thicker) for my Night Heron.

: I will probably use the lamination technique to make a Kaholo SUP (from CLC)
: as a test before doing a whole kayak (if I do).

: Paul - I have a plywood supplier here who can get sheets of .8mm, 1mm and
: 1.5mm ply, including some in gaboon and huon pine marine ply. Often used
: for model aircraft, but I have thought of stripping this to use for a
: lightweight boat. One day perhapps...

: Regards,
: Darren

Look around on the web, there's a guy around (don't have the address saved, sorry) that built a stripper using balsa for the strips. Ended up with something like a 12 pound canoe

I highly recommend test panels, cheaper by far to toss out a square foot or two of these than a completed kayak that didn't work.

Bill H.