Question: Make a star shape with flat bamboo.
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Bamboo pieces are 1/2 inch wide.  Cut 5 to length of 10 inches.  Lay the pieces flat so they make a star shape. First is horizontal, two nearly vertical but forming a triangle over the first.  the last two connect the ends.  Fix the pieces together with glue.
Bamboo pieces are 1/2 inch wide.  Cut 5 to length of 10 inches.  Lay the pieces flat so they make a star shape. First is horizontal, two nearly vertical  at each end of the horizontal.  The last two connect the ends of numbers two and three.
Answer: Bamboo pieces are 1/2 inch wide.  Cut 5 to length of 10 inches.  Lay the pieces flat so they make a star shape. First is horizontal, two nearly vertical but forming a triangle over the first.  the last two connect the ends.  Fix the pieces together with glue.