: I don't know Mr. Oracle, but perhaps I can shed a bit of
: light..........

: Don't over-complicate matters. Place bits of masking tape where you
: want slots, and mark them. The slots will need to be as long as
: your webbing is wide, and only wide enough to allow two
: thicknesses of webbing to poke through. This will make something
: of a challenge to conquer, as the end of a webbing loop must be
: passed through during installation. But we have a plan for
: that.....

: Mark the centerline of the slot with a couple tick marks to denote
: the ends, then use a 1/16" drill bit to make a bunch of
: holes along that line and within the bounds of the end marks,
: and make as many as you can. Then drill at an angle to clean out
: as much of the slot as you can. Then stick a piece of sandpaper
: (I use self-adhesive sanding disks on my ROS so this part's
: easy) to a hacksaw blade and shove it through the partially
: cleared slot-to-be to clear it the rest of the way out, then
: sand the edges smooth. Don't get scientific, just make it
: happen. It's the easiest thing I do all day.

: Use contact cement, spray adhesive, glue stick, et al, to glue
: plain sandpaper to hacksaw blade if you're a hook-n-loop kinda
: ROS guy, or maybe use a fingernail file.

: I seal the slot with a dose of super glue, and immediately get on
: with my life. Varnish or clear fingernail polish would work just
: as well. Give it two or three app's if it makes you feel better;
: in any case you save 24 hours and a little excess weight over
: epoxy. All you really need to do is petrify the wood so no pores
: are left functional, and epoxy ain't the only show in town for
: that.

: When ready to shove a loop through, get a pair of pliers and pinch
: a corner hard, to get it good and flat. Feed the flattened
: corner up through the slot so you can grab it on the other side
: with the pliers, then yank 'er on through.

: To seal, apply a small bead of silicone sealant to the base before
: giving it the final yank that seats it home.

Hi Kurt

Thanks for your post - right up my alley. Anything I can do with my existing tools is alright by me!

Thanks everyone for your ideas, really appreciate the assistance this board offers.

Regards, Ian