DCHP-2

cedarstrip cedar strip, cedar-strip DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• adj. — Outdoors, transportation

  material and technique for building small boats such as canoes (see Image 1) and kayaks, using long thin strips of cedar or other wood (see Image 2).

  Type: 5. Frequency — Cedar is a commonly used wood since it is readily available and lightweight compared to other woods, such as pine (see also Olivette & Michne 2005: 67). The term is most prevalent in Canada (see Charts 1 & 2). It is often used attributively, as in cedarstrip canoe or cedarstrip kayak, boats constructed using what is known as the "strip-building" technique. Cedarstrip canoes played a role in the exploration and settlement of the western parts of the country, which makes the term culturally significant as well (see, e.g. the 2015 quotation). Today the method is mostly used for homebuilt boats, since fibreglass is a much more common material (see the 1969 quotation).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "cedarstrip", which is marked "Cdn".