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Plywood stitching construction method

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rtfm

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Hi,
I've been reading up on how to build boats using the stitched plywood over bulkheads method. It results in an extremely light yet strong craft, and I was wondering how applicable this method might be for wooden aircraft construction.
https://www.christinedemerchant.com/stitch-and-glue-boatbuilding.html

I've designed an airframe (using DevFus), and it seems like an ideal candidate for stitch and glue fabrication.
Wasp_profile_and_bulkheads.png
The idea would be to run stringers front/aft, and then bond/stitch 2mm plywood strips lengthwise to these. I'm going to test the method on a scale model and see how it works out.

Comments?
Duncan
PS This is not an actual project - more of a side-interest. I am currently working on the fuselage of my AeroMax.
 
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