Bending lattice wood

[Bob Rowlands]

I'll make a >guess< and say that American yurt companies do not bend their lath walls. For one, it raises costs and it is a competitive business. Secondly, the American style yurts I see have the wall set in a diamond pattern, not a square pattern like Mongolian yurt. Diamond pattern keeps the laths more vertical, so they twist less as they follow the wall curvature. Vertical, no twist. Diamond, moderate twist. Square, maximum twist. Just a guess though. Good luck.