Framing assembly and method for the formation of a curved wall or like structure

An assembly for framing a plurality of spaced apart studs in the construction of a curved wall, said assembly comprising:

• a) a base having an elongated configuration and including two spaced apart sidewalls extending along the length of said base,
• b) said base comprising a plurality of base segments disposed in interconnecting relation between said sidewalls,
• c) said sidewalls extending outwardly from said base segments in substantially parallel relation to one another and in a common direction,
• d) said base disposable in an operative position at least partially defined by said sidewalls and said base segments disposed in a curved orientation substantially corresponding to the curved wall being constructed,
• e) at least one of said sidewalls being formed of a flexible and separable material,
• f) said operative position being further defined by said one sidewall separated along its length and oriented to define a predetermined shortened longitudinal dimension thereof,
• g) said plurality of base segments each being removably connected to a next adjacent one of said plurality of base segments,
• h) said plurality of base segments are integrally and collectively secured to one another into an elongated array, at least a portion of each of said plurality of base segments being formed of a separable material, and
• i) said operative position being further defined by at least some of adjacent ones of said plurality of base segments being disconnected from one another.

A method of framing a plurality of studs into a curved orientation in the construction of a curved wall, said method comprising:

• a) establishing a predetermined length of a framing track having two commonly directed sidewalls interconnected to one another by a plurality of base segments,
• b) separating a plurality of portions of one of the two sidewalls from one another,
• c) disposing the plurality of separated portions in overlapping relation to one another to define a curved configuration having a predetermined radius of curvature,
• d) orienting the other of the two sidewalls into a curved configuration and in substantially parallel relation to the plurality of separated portions of the one sidewall, and
• e) positioning an end and corresponding longitudinal sides of each of the plurality of spaced apart studs into confronting engagement with the plurality of base segments and the two sidewalls respectively.