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Failure: Ok, so when I bought my lumber, I had no idea about it needing to be planed before I ripped the strips. I ripped the strips and thought all was ok. However, when I tried to start glueing the strips together to form the panels, I quickly learned that the boards needed to be planed...

When attaching (glueing) strips together end to end, what angle do you cut the ends to? I have cut mine to 45 deg on the miter saw, but that doesn't seem enough of an angle...

Wood is cut and bundled.

Thanks for the advice. As you can see, ive been busy. I did buy a rip attachment for my skill saw, worked great, no waves. Got it at lowes (accu rip). Ripped enough after church today for 1 side and half the bottom. Problem is that when I bought the cypress, it was all rough cut and I could not...

Bought some cypress lumber this morning. Sanded it down and ripped 2 1/4 inch strips. They did not turn out very well. They were wavy and are differnet thicknesses throughout. My blade is almost new, a finishing blade on my table saw. Any tips?

So, 3/8 inch thickness is not recommended?

Thanks for the replies and ideas. I did find a mill over in Rusk that has some 1X8X16ft, but he was unwilling to mill it down to 3/8 for me because he would first have to cut it to 1/2inch. He said the job would be too big. I do have a table saw, but I do not think Ihave the room nor the help...

Thanks Mike. The reason for my question is because I did get a quote from a cedar mill in Anderson Co. For 45 pices of 1 1/2 inch by 3/8 inch and another 2 pieces of 1 1/2 inch by 3/4 inch, I was quoted at $427. All at 16 ft lengths. Seems too steep for me. Does anyone have any other ideas?

I am starting to build my second Uncle John's pirogue. The first one I built was in plywood. I would realy like to build my next one in cypress strips. Does anyone know where I could find a mill to purchase the wood from in the Nacogdoches area or within reasonable distance? Thanks for your help.