The poles are not attached, just slipped into holes in the top bracket and indentations on the bottom board. The hammock is pushed down to the bottom, the pole pushed up and the hammock pushed off the end of the pole. This is after the loops are tied off in groups that will be used to put top and bottom wooden stretchers on most of the hammocks. I'm thinking I'll leave the wooden supports off mine, but I'll wait till I'm almost finished to decide that.
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