In this video I explain what you should know before you start building your first cedar strip canoe. I just finished building my first canoe and I liked the process so much that I wanted to build another one and document the entire build on YouTube (click here to subscribe: https://goo.gl/z237Hb).
Here are some of the main points from this video:

Cedar Strip Canoes are beautiful, lightweight, very strong boats. They are a fun project and they are not as hard to build as they look! Anyone looking for a long term woodworking project should consider building one!
Process:
There are three major stages to building a Cedar Strip Canoe (building the hull, applying the fiberglass/epoxy seal, and putting on all the trim and finish work). Each stage has a series of unique processes that I will be posting an instructional video for.
Build location:
Where there's a will there's a way - just remember - keep climate changes (precipitation, seasonal temperature changes) in mind and be gracious to your loved ones that have to live in the midst of your build.
Skill Level:
While it will definitely help having woodworking experience, many people have built cedar strip canoes with little to no prior experience. More important than woodworking skills are problem solving skills, an ability to learn as you go, and the stubbornness it takes to not quit a multi-month project
Tools:
Here are some of the tools I find myself using most: orbital sander, table saw, planer, circular saw, jig saw, drill, router, hand tools, chisels, etc...

Time:
It took me 6 months (about 300 hours) to build my first canoe.
Materials:
I spent about $1500 building my first canoe. Cost can vary alot depending on the quality of materials you use, tools you need to buy, and if you can score any deals on craigslist. I try to maintain quality in everything I make while also spending as little as possible.

Here are a couple good resources to learn more about Cedar Strip Canoe Building:
https://www.amazon.com/Canoecraft-Ill... - “Canoecraft” is the cedar strip canoe building bible. Buy it and read the whole book before you start building.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/ - This site is actually really helpful. Usually if I type a specific boat building question into google a previous forum post from the Woodenboat Forum is near the top. You can also post your own questions.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build... - This guy (Jim Clem) made a very detailed step-by-step guide to cedar strip canoe building. There are a lot of helpful process explanations for some of the trickier parts of building. I used his blog a lot while building my first canoe.

I get my canoe building materials from Noah's Marine Supply (http://www.noahsmarine.com/index.asp)

Noah’s has great prices, customer service and shipping. I am building a 15’ “Bob’s Special” (http://www.noahsmarine.com/items.asp?...)

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