Grad Student Building Wooden Car

When graduate student Joe Harmon decided to design and build a concept car for his graduate project in industrial design, he opted to follow the supercar formula – creating a high-performance sports car that could compete with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti.

To make the project even more challenging, Harmon is crafting the supercharged two-seater almost entirely out of wood.

"I want to show that you can make something really fast and really strong out of wood and that wood isn't an old and antiquated low-technology material," Harmon says. "Wood has its pros and cons, just like every other material does."

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