So very simple. A well-made hoop, heavy enough in construction to not need fabric binding or alteration to make it fit snugly.
It's amazing that, at it's age, it is still kept it's 'round'.
Because wood shrinks at different rates horizontally and vertically, i.e. with and across the grain, whoever made this understood their material well. It is probably made of "Box" or Linden wood, possibly Scandinavian in origin.
There is absolutely no metal involved. A handmade wood screw still holds the hoop securely to the table top.
The attaching piece allows the hoop to rotate out from the clamp for ease of use.
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