I’m building a small rowboat and require some longer pieces of western red cedar. I need 5 pieces of western red cedar CVG. 1″ x 6″ x 14′. Or I was thinking deck boards would work even if they aren’t 6″ wide. I would buy more to make up for what I need. The boat plans actually call for the cedar to be ripped into smaller stringers, a keel etc. Would the cedar at JAY-K be suitable for this part of my project?

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I’m building a small rowboat and require some longer pieces of western red cedar. I need 5 pieces of western red cedar CVG. 1″ x 6″ x 14′. Or I was thinking deck boards would work even if they aren’t 6″ wide. I would buy more to make up for what I need. The boat plans actually call for the cedar to be ripped into smaller stringers, a keel etc. Would the cedar at JAY-K be suitable for this part of my project?

The 1×6 cedar JAY-K stocks is a D-Select grade. A 1×6 board would measure 7/8” thick x 5 1/2” wide and is rough on one side and smooth on the other three. These boards are pretty nice.  You wrote “CVG” in your inquiry. CVG refers to “clear vertical grain”. While JAY-K’s boards are clear, they are not vertical grain. In my opinion, this should not be an issue, as clear is probably more important than vertical grain. We should have 14’ pieces in stock. We likely can source 1×6 CVG. These boards would measure 5/8” thick and 5 1/2” wide, and would be smooth on all 6 sides. The cedar deck boards we stock will have knots, which may rule them out. They would measure 1 1/8” thick x 5 1/2” wide. The edges on the boards are eased (rounded), which is typical of a deck board. We have 8’, 12’ and 16’ in stock.

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