Read "The strip-built sea kayak" by Nick Shade.
It has 80% of your answers in a convenient single place.
The remaining 20% you will figure out as you go...
-Cheers and good luck - this is an addiction:-)

: Truly, one cannot help but become addicted to building all these beautiful
: boats. No matter what your fancy is, they are each a work of art or even
: an expression of one's self. As my eyes glaze over each picture posted of
: a new boat, my heart pumps with excitement... I tell myself, "I will
: have to build one of those!"... and someday I will! *big grins*.
: Afterall, there's no rules to how many kayaks your allowed to
: have...Right?

: So tell me.... as a amateur boat builder... where would you start if you
: wanted to consider building a strip kayak? I just spent the best part of
: my day drooling over pics and reading about them.. I just have to do it! I
: just have to. But where do I start?

: Can you give me an idea of the tools and shop space I am going to need?
: I have a garage that after cleaning out, will likely suffice with some
: leveling up of the floor. Then what? What will I want to fill it with in
: regards to tools to prepare for a strip build?

: And can you please recommend the best books?

: Oh my... someone send the doctor, I done got the fever!
: *wink*

: Big Smiles, ~Heather