Layout of measurements on plywood. I'm using Meranti, quarter inch for sides and bottom and half inch for bow and transom. Here the bottom is being laid out. I'm using a long strip of plywood to join the points smoothly.

Meranti is heavier than okume so I expect my boat will be heavier than it could be.

I used a jig saw for all the curved parts and a table saw for straight cuts. If I had a small circular saw I would use it and would end up with better edges. Luckily in plywood stitch and glue boat building method its not so much of an issue.

Main pieces of the boat have been cut. I drilled one eight inch holes along the edges for stitching. After cutting the first side, I just placed it on the plywood and traced it. I then cut right on the line and got a good match.

I've made a little scratch on my saw guide and it allows me to position the cut very accurately. The bow and transom pieces are half inch Meranti plywood with lovely colour.

Tilley inspects the parts in the back yard. I measured my basement entrance and it looks like I could get the boat out. I expect it will weight over 75 pounds and that's a bit tricky to maneuver around stairs and bends. So I'm building outside. I expect the fiberglass laying will go faster because of the heat.

Starting to assemble the boat using steel wire. It seems to wiggle and resist but eventually the boat pieces falls into place. The steel wire seems much stronger than the copper wire that was recommended for the Skerry build. I can twist the wires and tighten more easily.

I plan to remove the wire before finishing the boat so it doesn't matter what the stitches are made of. In stitch and glue construction the wires are often left in.

Roughly stitched. Next step is to fine tune and tighten the wires till the boat takes its shape. It is on 2 garden benches. I used a pair of wire cutters and a few tongue depressors and a spatula. These help me position and move the parts till the edge corners are together. Some builders say to bevel the edges to have a flat piece but I just used the tongue depressors and used weight to position them properly. They only have to hold for a couple of hours until the epoxy has set.

Using thickened epoxy to tack between the wire stitches. (detail)

I put the weights in to help the boat take its shape and to wedge the tongue depressors keeping the edges in position. The little boat is supported at both ends but not in the middle. I have small gaps at the bow. I assembled the pieces corner to corner but it might have gone better if I had overlapped the parts. Corner to corner creates a gap that needs to be filled.

Measured the angle and width and cut bulkheads. Made holes and assembled with wires. I checked to make sure the boat was level, tacked the bulkheads a.k.a. seat supports, and let the epoxy harden. Already the boat is quite stiff.