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I decided to try something really out there. Not to out there for the Japanese and Chinese, who have been using this design for at least a century. But it was something to flex by talant muscles on, so here goes. I decided it was to be a shohin stand, since the current direction of my collection. It was to incorporate a hoop in the design and have room for 2-3 trees and maybe a stone or two. I started by drawing a 34" diameter circle on plywood. I drove 8 penny finish nails around the jig at about an 1 1/4 apart. The wood was sawn into 1/8 inch thick strips to facilitate the sharp bend. I glued them up and bent them around the jig one by one. Plenty of glue, sanding belts are cheap. I let this part dry over night.

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