On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:16:50 -0800 (PST), "SonomaProducts.com"
wrote:

So use an 1/8" ply either bender or normal, place the seams at the
apex of each arc in the oval and add a small vertical detail strip of
molding covering each seam.

On Dec 11, 6:11Â*pm, Dennis McClendon
wrote:
Some interesting ideas. Â*Keep 'em coming.

Wallpaper (finally) occurred to me this morning as well. Â*I'll have to
see what I can find that's good and thick.

I guess I don't know what "butcher block paper" is. Â*Ordinary white
butcher paper would, of course, be entirely too thin.

I'm curious why those of you recommending various sheet goods such as
Luaun wouldn't simply recommend cutting strips of a 4 x 8 veneer
sheet, which can more easily be curved.

The problem with all the sheet goods is that I'd end up with three
seams. Â*There is no flat portion to a 4x6-foot oval.

I used Bendyboard to create a living room wall last year, and may have
some scraps left. Â*But in the direction of the kerfs means that each
strip would only be 48 inches, giving me four seams instead of one.
And I'd have 1000 tiny kerfs to fill with wood putty on the exposed
edge.


Back up the joints instead of using mouldings. Put the joints where
the line is closest to straight (least curvature) then simply fill the
joint and paint.