HOW DO YOU BUILD A WOODEN BOAT?

With computers, plywood, copper wire, a pair of pliers, and lots of epoxy. At least, that’s how “stitch and glue” boatbuilding works. Combine computer-aided design, ultra-high-quality marine plywood, and space-age epoxy adhesives, and you get elegant, ultralight structures that anybody can build in their garage. Or apartment, living room, school shop, or cargo hold.  (We’ve seen it all.)

It starts here, on a computer-controlled widget called a “CNC machine.” Fed the shapes of the boat’s parts, it cuts them with startling accuracy. You’re ready to start building.

This is the "stitching" part of "stitch and glue."  Just short lengths of wire that will temporarily fasten the pieces.

The hull takes shape rapidly---in an afternoon. Bulkheads, some temporary, some permanent, help form up the hull.