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Spent a whole morning just getting the first course right on a curved walkway

I was laying a herringbone brick walkway with a gentle curve in a backyard in Oak Park. Figuring out the exact radius and getting every brick in that first row to line up perfectly took me and my helper from 7 AM until almost noon. We must have reset it four times before the mortar was right. What's your go-to method for setting a clean curve without wasting half a day?
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ward.emery
ward.emery17h ago
How thick is the plywood you use for that? I've had templates warp if they're too thin.
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brookes37
brookes3718h ago
Try cutting a plywood template to match the curve first.
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