With the white oak slats twisted into shape and drying it was time to layout exactly where each slat was going to attach to the frame and drill holes in the steel frame for where the fasteners would go. It took a few tries to get the spacing right with the dividers, a centreline was scribed and the holes were set with a punch and hammer. The steel base was clamped down to the bed and using a jig that held the drill parallel to the bed 198 holes were drilled through the 3/16″ thick steel. 37.25″ of lineal steel were drilled through over the course of two days.
As the 66 wood slats got fit into place the same drill jig was used to drill out the wood slats for the fasteners.
