This is an archived message posted to the Kayak Building Bulletin Board. If you would like to ask a question about building kayaks, you can post a new message.
I'm not sure where I got the idea, but I used a utility knife for the hatch cutouts. I just scored the surface of the plywood, then went over it again and again - it took fewer than 20 passes.
It probably took a few moments longer than a power saw, but it was very clean and precise.
This is an archived message from The Kayak Building Bulletin Board.