Plans for building strip-built boats. "strip building", (sometimes known as strip-planked, wood strip, or cedar strip) is a fault tolerant method to build a boat. you bend thin strips of wood around forms, gluing the strips together as you cover the forms.. Unlike traditional boat building methods strip planking is done upside down on a jig. the jig is created by erecting molds on a strong back. the molds cut in the shape of the various sections are usually of some cheap material such as chipboard.. Strip planking boat construction definition of strip planking, ancient and new. strip building of boats has been around for a long time. in the past large boats were carvel planked with heavy boards attached to solid ribs using sturdy fasteners or wood dowels..
