The purpose of the sluts and dowels were to equally position and prevent the
slats from horizontal movement. Once the mattress are on them, the slats
remain in the original location without any movement. It is like having
screws to lock them in place with the advantage that they are easy to remove
and transport. When you change the bed sheet and cover the slats remain in
place. Conversely, in mass production, you could do away with the dowels
and location sluts and save time and effort. However when the furniture's
remains in the family it's a good feeling to leave marks of good
craftsmanship.



"Nova" wrote in message
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wrote:


The way I have done the slats is with a 3/8" slut X 1 1/2" lg. x 1/4"
deep at each end.

What did the 3/8" slut do with the slats? ;-)

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA