[MWillard]

I'm going to try going foundationless on some of my deep this year too, so I've been researching and asking the same types of questions.

Here's a link to Mike Bush's website that talks about foundationless frames.

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfoundationless.htm

He shows an example of what you are referencing, but I believe he used a metal rod. I'm sure the results would be similar.

Good luck.