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Nova

wrote:
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? ;-)

Ahem...

slut - n. 1.a. A woman considered sexually promiscuous. b. A prostitute.
2. A slovenly woman; a slattern. 3. A female dog. [Middle English
slutte.] --slut“tish adj. --slut“tish·ly adv. --slut“tish·ness n.

slot - n. 1. A narrow opening; a groove or slit: a slot for coins in a
vending machine; a mail slot. 2. A gap between a main and an auxiliary
airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage
of air over the wing. 3.a. An assigned place in a sequence or schedule:
a new time slot for a TV program. b. A position of employment in an
organization or a hierarchy. 4. Computer Science. A socket in a
microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board: expansion slots.
--slot tr.v. slot·ted, slot·ting, slots. 1. To cut or make a slot or
slots in. 2. To put into or assign to a slot. [Middle English, hollow of
the breastbone, from Old French esclot.]

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA