Well, the garden is planted and there seems to be a gap in mandatory family functions so lets do some woodworking on the clock. It will be made out of Walnut.
The first thing we need to make is the body.It holds everything together. It is a tall piece that has a 6 in. radius at the top and must be bent.
"Lions, Tigers and Bears Oh My", no steamer. We will do the hot water trick. First we cut kerfs .375(3/8in.) apart and down to leave about .094 (3/32) wood left at the top. While the practice piece is soaking in the water I made the fixture.(pic) After breaking the first one the second one seemed to work better.
So with great care and longer soak time the real piece worked just fine. I filled in the kerfs with Gorilla Glue and let it sit in the fixture overnight. Beer and seegar time.