Yes! a strip okoume boat made with 1 1/2" strips,,,true confession,,table saws scare me.

: Years ago the cedar strip canoes used strips 2 to 4 inches wide. There were
: fewer strips to fit, so the time needed to produce a boat was less. If you
: wanted to try the same techniques with modern materials you could use a
: bandsaw to resaw 4x4s or 2x4s to give you 3.5 inch wide stock, or you
: could cut strips from a sheet of plywood and have nice even strips with
: extremely uniform thickness.

: PGJ