Step 2: Cut the wood

Beg borrow or steal (ok, so if you steal to make a sukkah, it's probably not Kosher) a table saw. You want one with a finely serrated blade. You do not want to split the bamboo when you cut it, so heed the advice.

Also, when working with bamboo, probably a good idea to wear gloves. I got a nasty splinter from handling the bamboo rods!

Make a measured set of bamboo sticks to act as your "A" and "B" (and even "C", if applicable) templates (I think this is called a "jig" in the construction world).

Don't slice off your finger, like this poor guy (G-rated), who actually didn't let a woodworking sliced finger stop him from racing hundreds of miles across the Alaskan wilderness pulled by a pack of dogs! I learned that the Iditarod is actually going on now, as I construct my sukkah! Cool!

The wood-cutting part takes about an hour or two, depending on what kind of dome sukkah you're building.