Rosette bending jig

I've been stressing about bending the purfling for the rosette for several weeks. I had some inside pieces from the routing jigs and thought it would be a good start for a template. I made an inside piece and screwed it to a piece of mdf. I was thinking of clamping the strips as I went around but that would get crowded real fast.
I drilled several holes and cut down some wood skewers to act as pins.
Wa-la.

It looks like a cribbage board but seemed to work.


First, I soaked the wood in HOT water in the kitchen sink for a few minutes, then put it into the jig.

I did get some de-laming and cracking in spots but I think that was because I was going too fast.