After much procrastination I've finally started work on the cylindrical laundry basket made out of the bamboo plywood from Timbergrass.  This is the current state, glued up and wrapped in plastic to keep pressure on the joints.   Blueprint.
 
Here's pictures during various stages of assembly: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.