That's the one I used. It worked well.
I read somewhere about making the strip wider at one end, or in the middle, to change the natural shape of the curve. (it curves more tightly where it is narrow).
We used those in drafting class back in junior high. I can scarcely imagine the trouble I could get myself into with one of those now. :)
particularly when
My first thought was to search around the house for the proper-sized object. :)
Cutting thin flexible strips is not my strong suit, but you've given me some ideas.
I thought of that, but the material I used was pretty thin. I also thought of gluing sandpaper onto the side of the block.
Definitely the tool I knew I was making up for the lack of. I had considered jury-rigging a drill with one of those cylindrical sanding attachments through a hole in a piece of scrap, but doing it by hand worked out pretty well for now.
As I mentioned, the process was much easier than I had expected, which "inspired" me to make the second attempt.
Thanks for the tips. Now to try my hand at the stopped dados. Good thing I still have the template; I may need to remake the parts. :)
I had considered making the dados first, by the way, so I'd be working on rectangular stock. Time will tell if that would have saved me some grief.