Joining two bent laminated semicircles together with wooden dowels

Here's how I joined a series of wooden semicircles together using wooden dowels.

This is a follow-on video from one I made on bent laminating the semicircles.

[jellyg.]

Thanks a lot for this video, gave me a great idea. I will be making two round tables with a diameter of 32 inches, they will have a base plywood board and on top of it I will make a herringbone pattern using 1x3" pine boards, the resulting border will be a little ugly so I want to hide it with wood. Still deciding if I use a 1"x2"x8', cut it in half and bend the two parts to semicircles with cold water or if I use three 1/4" x 2"x8' moulding strips, which are easier to bend, and then make a jig like yours.

[melaniewestberg]

-4 Carl, Nicely done! How well does this work if the arcs are steam bent? Thinking of Thonet, usually scarf the joint.

[williambranham]

Nice clear video! Just curious. What is the project that uses these laminated circles ?
Thanks!