Wicker shield reconstruction

[M. Demetrius]

(wherefore I need the bad for a week, which my sisters don't like )

Yep, I can relate to that female logic. You can make a simple plywood or other scrap wood frame, and line it with plastic sheeting to make a soaking tank. Put it wherever you can to keep it from being an obstacle to people walking around, and where it will be relatively easy to empty the water (lots of weight there) when you are finished with the soaking. Make sure the corners are strong, though, as there's quite a bit of weight pressing outward. A couple of hundred liters of water is hard to move around, so make sure you put it where you want it the first time...and a failed corner sending all that water out onto your floor will REALLY make the other residents unhappy.

In other words, a sturdy wooden box of appropriate size lined with plastic in this way replaces the bathtub. And keeps the sisters happy. That way, they'll be more inclined to braid your hair and paint your toenails and stuff, you know? :roll: :lol: