Step 5: Drill holes in the wood
Find the middle : Measure the longitudinal middle of the wood. Since these pieces were 1x2, I simply placed one board on top of the other to make an upside down T shape, aligned the edge of one side, and then drew a line down the middle with a pencil. This saved me from having to measure one inch into the short end and then drawing up a line with a ruler. However you do it, make sure it's really the middle. Do this to all wood (for us, 10 pieces)
Mark the locations of each piece : Thinking back to that earlier planing, mark a line to indicate where the center of each hole (and ergo pole) will be. For us, this was at 4, 12, 20, 28, 36 and 44 inches. Then use the first measured one as a template, and copy these locations to the other wood.
Drill the holes : carefully drill the holes at the intersections of the middle lines and the pipe-location lines. Do this for all wooden pieces.
Mark the locations of each piece : Thinking back to that earlier planing, mark a line to indicate where the center of each hole (and ergo pole) will be. For us, this was at 4, 12, 20, 28, 36 and 44 inches. Then use the first measured one as a template, and copy these locations to the other wood.
Drill the holes : carefully drill the holes at the intersections of the middle lines and the pipe-location lines. Do this for all wooden pieces.
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