When dimensions throw a curve, keep it simple

After turning the "trunk" of a walnut coat tree and attaching the top finial, I realized I hadn't laid out the holes for mounting the hangers. Rather than taking risks with the infamous Pi rule and trying to measure a curve, I found a way to make a potentially frustrating task as simple as, well, pie. The three steps to success are shown.—Peter S. Bosse, South Portland, Maine