: Can someone tell me where I can buy cedar strips or cedar lumber
: for building a kayak? I live in Tacoma Washington and the only
: clear straight grain lumber I can find they want $10.10 a board
: foot. And I still have to rip it myself. It seems as thought
: clear cedar just doesn't exist int the north west. I have been
: looking for a source for 5 months and I am so frustrated I am
: ready to abandon the whole project. I tried tight knot cedar but
: it breaks to easily at the knots.

You're not going to find cheap clear full length wood anywhere anymore, doesn't exist, cedar or any other wood for that matter. Clear wood is expensive. If you want to save money you'll have to do as others have said and use shorter lengths, some including me prefer shorter lengths, and/or inferior woods.

Bill H.