I let the glue dry longer than I had planned. It is now February. The result was disastrous. As soon as I unclamped the hoop it popped apart.

Busted!
That is about it for today. I'm not sure where to take this. I tried wetting down the board and bending it with heat, but there is no way I am going to close it up into a tighter circle now. I have to rethink this again.