OUR CEDAR STRIPS & GUNWALES
Cove & bead cedar strips are the building blocks of fair-hulled boat construction without gaps between strips. We mill strips one at a time by hand, measure by the thousandths of an inch with extremely tight tolerances, from several different species in several different sizes. Western Red Cedar & Alaskan Yellow Cedar strips come in 2' increments starting at 6'. We also mill square edge upon request. We can supply full-length Western Red Cedar Strips, and Alaskan Yellow Cedar up to 18' & 20'! Call or email us today for a quote!
We mill the finest vertical grain, cove and bead strips available. Generally, a 16' tandem canoe, smaller rowboat or single 17' kayak uses about 1200 LF of 1/4" x 3/4" material. Some kayaks designs require a larger percentage of 1/4" x 1/2" strips because of tight radii in the hull configurations.
Alaskan Yellow Cedar drying at the shop. We bring cedar in green and dry it here to minimize brittleness.
Western Red Cedar, future cove and bead strips.
Strip Information
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Bright yellow/white, very consistent tight grain. A little denser than Western Red or Northern White Cedar. Available up to 18', and occasionally 20'.
All coved and beaded, we also mill square edge upon request.
| Strip Size: | Lengths: |
|---|---|
| 1/4" x 3/4" + 1/4" x 1/2" | 6' - 20' |
| 3/16" x 3/4 + 3/16" x 1/2" | 6' - 20' |
Northern White Cedar
Note that "Northern White Cedar" is the wood SPECIES. The color can vary widely from medium brown, buttery yellow to very light. In this species the color can vary even within a board and therefore along the length of a strip. All of these colors will darken once coated with fiberglass and epoxy. Available in cove & bead, and square edge upon request. See picture below.
Lightweight, Flexible, Brown, Yellow to almost White in color, lengths to 10'.
| Strip Size: | Lengths: |
|---|---|
| 1/4" x 1/2" | 6'-10' |
| 1/4" x 3/4" | 6'-10' |
| 3/16" x 1/2" | 6'-10' |
| 3/16" x 3/4" | 6'-10' |
Western Red Cedar
Note that "Western Red Cedar" is the wood SPECIES. The color can vary widely from chocolate to light brown, reddish hues, pink, blush to very light. We tend to receive very little of the really dark material. In this species the color can vary even within a board and therefore along the length of a strip. All of these colors will darken once coated with fiberglass and epoxy. Available cove & bead, and square edge upon request.
Tan to Dark Brown in color, lengths to 20'.
| Strip Size: | Lengths: |
|---|---|
| 1/4" x 1/2" | 6'-20' |
| 1/4" x 3/4" | 6'-20' |
| 3/16" x 1/2" | 6'-20' |
| 3/16" x 3/4" | 6'-20' |
Canoe Gunwales
Inwales
Gunwale sizes available: 3/4" x 3/4" or 3/4" x 1"
With two radiused corners.
Inwales include Scuppers that are 2" wide x 3/8" deep every 2-1/2" apart.
Sizes available - Ash or Mahogany
12' / 14' / 16' / 18' / 20'
Outwales
Gunwale sizes available: 3/4" x 3/4" or 3/4" x 1"
With two radiused corners
Sizes available - Ash or Mahogany
12' / 14' / 16' / 18' / 20'
