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hol low t il es a n (1 t a ct with e a ch oth e r wh il e i n th e

th us m a kes use sol ut io n H S te r l i n g P a r ke r B r ook —
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of i t i n st e a mi n g l y n N Y , . .

v e l v e t t r im
m i n g s Th e t il e s .

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n o t o n l y hol d t he

i r o n s ecu r el y i n Th e simpl e d evic e s how n i n t h e

th i s posit io n but sketch c a n a f f
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also i n sul a t e it f r om ov e r h e a t i n g o r a museme n t i n
sco r ch i n g a d j oi n i n g o b j ects o r su r f a ces co a st i n g dow n
ID I W
.

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i n g w a te r cooki n g co f
,
f ee a n d ot he r
, h ills e it he r o n ,

l iq ui d s a s w el l a s i n p r ovi d i n g a w a r m
, th e s n ow o r o n
l u n ch . su rf a ces sl i gh tly

IW c r ust e d wit h i c e
T OP V E
.

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R e n ewin g D ry B a tte r ies w it h Sal t e n d ed f or i n divi d u a l use o n ly a n d
A m m on ia c shoul d b e a bout 1 0 i n w i d e a n d 2 6 .

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o r ced u n d e r n e a th
Fi n d i n g th a t d ry b a tte r ie s ha d i n b y a st r ip o fwoo d a bout
. .

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c r e a se d i n p r ice a n d r equi r i n g a n u m
,
a n d smooth ed o n its lowe r s ide Th is
, .

ber f o r expe r ime n t a l pu r pose s I de .

p iece i s fa st e n e d i n th e f o rm o f a bow
,

v i se d th e f ol low i n g m eth o d b y wh ich I b

wa s a bl e to use th e o l d b a t te r ies f or a y pl a ci n g a sm a ll cl e a t betwee n i t a n d

co n si d e r abl e pe r io d : Wh e n th e d ry th e uppe r piece Th e st r ip shoul d be .

a bout 3 i n w ide a n d a i d s i n keepi n g

c el ls we r e n e a rl y exh a ust ed I pu n ch ed .
,

hol es th r ou gh t h e zi n c cov e r i n g w i th a t
,
h e sl i d i n g bo a r d i n its cou r s e Joh n —

n a il a s show n 1n th e sketch Th e hol e s .

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we r e pl a ced a bout i n ap a r t a n d
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c a r e wa s t a ke n El e ct r ical D e vic e T r a n smit s St ri ki n g o f

n ot to p u n c h C l oc k
t h e m n e a r th e
uppe r e d g e o fth e Co n ve rt i n g a n o r di n a r y p a rl o r o r ,

co n t a i n e r o r th e m a n t el clock i n to a m a st e r clock f ro m , ,

wh i ch th e st r iki n g o fth e go n g i s t ra n s
,

b l a ck i n sul a t io n
m i g ht th us be i n m i tt e d to v a r ious p a r ts o ft h e hom e ,

j u r ed Th e cell s m a y b e a ccompl i sh e d b y fitti n g it w ith

.

we r e th e n pl aced i n a s a tu r ate d sol u a simpl e el ect r ic a l d evice a s show n i n ,

tio n o fs a l ammo n i a c Th e v essel c o n th e sketch Th e ge n e ra l a r ra n gem e n t .

t a i n i n g th e l iqui d must be fill ed o n l y to o ft h e b a tt e r i es si n gl e st r ok e b ell s a n d

.

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t h e co n t act devi ce w it hi n th e clock in al i n eme n t wi t h t he ha m m e r ro d '

cas e i s show n i n Fig 1 ; a d et a i l o fth e

.

.
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e r e w ith
silk co r d a n d othe r co n n e ct io n s o fth e th e a ctio n o ft h e pe n d ulum P To hol d .

co n t a ct key a n d t he go n g h a mme r i s ,

s how n i n Fi g 2 Thi s a rr a n g eme n t

. .

ha s b ee n i n o p e r a tio n f o r s eve r a l ye a r s ,

a n d ha s bee n f ou n d p ra ctic a l .

Th e v a r ious r oom s to w h ich th e

st r iki n g o fth e go n g i s to b e t r a n s
m i t t e d a r e w i r e d wit h No 1 8 a n n u n ci a . E ST R OKE B E LS
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tor w i re ru n ca r ef
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b ell s a r e wi r e d up a s show n i n th e
sketch Th e n um b e r o fd ry b a tte r i es
.

n ecess a r y v a r i es w ith th e n umbe r o f

b el l s i n t h e c i r cu it a n d a l so d epe n d s ,

o n t he l e n g t h o f w i r e t h r ou g h wh ich T he G lA ag e neraf h A pp f T
rr n em e n t o t e a rat us

th e cu r r e n t i s c a r r ie d A t r i a l shoul d m i i g
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tt n S ki g f Cl k G i S h w i
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b e m a d e w ith s eve r a l b a t te r ies a n d

mo r e a d d e d u n til t h e bel l s a r e r u n g th e silk co r d i n pl a ce o n t h e h a mm e r
p rope r l y ro d d r op a sm a l l pi ece o fm el te d s eal
W E
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i n g wax o r sol d e r o n t h e r o d
.

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Th e co n n ecti n g d ev ice m a y b e fitted . .

D a y Pi t t s fi e l d M a ss
i n to th e clock c a s e w it hout d e f a c i n g it
, , .

b y bo r i n g hol es i n it s si d e a n d th e ,

b i n d i n g po sts a r e fixe d i n to pl a ce S i gn bo a rd M a d e of
A n t iqu e
n e a tl y . Th e t wo s ect io n s o fth e c o n He a d b o a rd o fB e d
t a ct key show n i n d et a i l i n Fi g 2 a r e
,
S om e ol d h e a d b o a r d s of b ed s a re of
.
,

f a st e n e d to th e b a ck o f th e cl ock c a se
wit h b ol t s Th e upp e r m em b e r i s fitte d such a p a tte rn th a t t h ey l e n d them
sel ves r e a d il y f o r u se a s s i n bo a r d s
.

w it h a n a d j ust a bl e t h um b sc r ew a n d i s g ,

stat io n a r y o n th e bol t f a st e n i n g Th e w ith o l y sl i g ht a lte ra t io n S uch a n

n .

a d a pt a tio n is show n i n th e sket ch a n d

.

lowe r a r m i s m a d e o fcove r e d w i r e a n d ,

wa s fitt e d to a b r a ck et o fo r n a m e n t a l
is pivot e d o n th e suppo r t i n g bolt A t
i r o n t h e whol e p r o d uci n g a st r iki g
.

t a c he d to it s l owe r e d g e a t th e pivot i s , n

a sm a l l l ev e r a r m Th i s i s co n n ect e d
, ,
ef f ect Th e si gn wa s m a d e o fbl a ck
.

w a l n ut a n d wa s b y r e a so n o fit s age
.

t o th e h a m m e r ro d o fth e go n g wit h a , ,

silk co r d Th e l e n gth of t h e co r d m ust

.

b e d ete r m i n e d by c a r e f ul a d j ustme n t
so th a t i t w il l n ot h i n de r t he actio n
of th e h a mm e r H but w il l b r i n g th e ,

sw i n g i n g a r m i n to p r ope r co n t a ct w it h
th e t humbsc r ew Th e co n t a ct shou l d .

b e ma d e a t th e i n st a n t th e hamme r
st r ike s th e b ell Th e co n t a ct of th e .

pl a ti n um poi n t o fth e t hum b sc r ew a n d

the swi n g i n g a r m m ust be close but ,

n o t t oo st r o n g M et a l posts o r tubes
.

fi tt e d ov e r t h e bol ts a t th e po i n ts ,

wh e r e th e a r m s a r e a tt a ch e d to th e
b a ck o fth e clock c a se m a y be use d to , wel l se a so n e d I t wa s t r e a t ed w it h .

b r i n g th e a r ms t h e p rop e r d ist a n ce f or s eve r a l coat s o fl i n see d oil to w ith st a n d

w a r d i n t h e c a se s o t h a t they w ill be , th e a ct io n o fth e we a th e r bett e r .
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or Ch i l d
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s P l a y V e h icl e Wa l l P o c ke t f
o Pa s te r T ub es

A b a ki n g pow d e r o r oth e r ti n n e d
-
, ,
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c a n m a y b e use d to m a ke th e sm a l l a u v a r iety i s h a r d to keep a t h a n d o n th e
t o m o b i l e ho r n show n i n th e i ll ust r a t io n ,
d esk a n d o cc a sio n a ll y i fl e f t u n co y ,

e r e d the co n t e n ts m a y b e f
, o r ced out
o n p a pe r s o r o n th e t a bl e A s impl e .

co n t a i n e r m a y b e m a d e f o r th e t ube

b y cutt i n g th e c a r to n i n wh i ch th e
t u b e i s p a cke d w ith a pe n k n i f e so as ,

to expos e t h e uppe r e n d o fth e tube .

Th e cove r a n d uppe r e n d of th e b a ck
o fth e c a r to n i s d ou b l ed ove r to pr o

v i d e a n ext ra th ick n ess f o r a suppo r t ,

b y wh i ch th e co n t r iv a n ce m a y b e s u s
pe n d e d o n t he w a l l T H Li n t h icum —
. .
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Thi S ll A H w M d
m uto e fa Ti w nned Can
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s a or n as a o
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with a copi n g s a w m a ki n g it n ecess a ry
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,

o r use o n a ch il d s co a ste r w a g o n Th e to smooth o f fth e ci r cum f e r e n ce o fth e

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, y be
a t ing a g a i n st seve ra l m et a l p a wl s ha d b y th e f ollowi n g m ethod : D e
w ith i n th e c a n a n d t h e w a rn i n g sou n d
, t e r mi n e th e ce n te r f r om wh i c h th e c i r

is p r o d uce d b y t u r n i n g a sm a ll c r a n k c um f eren ce of th e d isk i s to b e st r u c k .

a t th e e n d o f th e c a n The c a n is fixe d . D r ive a n a i l th r ou gh a st r ip o fwoo d ,

to th e s i d e o fth e v eh icl e by m e a n s o fa a bout 1 i n w id e an d

. i n t h ick a n d .
,

wi r e o r st r a p i r o n b r a cket a s show n i n
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i n to th e ce n te r o fth e p r opose d d isk .

th e sketch a t E . At a po i n t o n th e st r ip so a s to st r ike ,

A p iece o fwoo d i s fitte d i n to the c a n ,

th e c i r cum f e r e n ce o ft h e d isk d r ive ,

to suppo rt t he r a tch et wheel I t i s . two sh a r p b ra d s a s show n i n th e sec ,

b o r e d to c a r ry a sh a f t whi ch b e a r s i n ,
t i o n a l Vi ew of th e sket ch a rr a n g i n g ,

th e e n d o fth e c a n a n d a t t he expose d ,
them to a ct a s s a w t eeth b y d r ivi n g ,

en d of wh ich i s fixe d a c r a n k A d i sk . th em a t a n a n gl e w ith a sl i ght Sp a ce ,

of woo d a b out U i n th ick 15 cut to

,
; . b etwee n th e poi n ts B y g ra spi n g th e .

e n d o fth e st r ip a n d d r a w i n
h a ve a n otc h e d e d ge a s show n a t A , .
g i t care
The n otch e d wheel is pl a ce d upo n th e f ul l y a r ou n d t h e ce n t e r a n um b e r o f
sh a f t a nd f
, a st e n e d secu r el y to it so ,

t h a t t he r a tchet wh eel r evolves W1t h

th e sh a f t wh e n th e c r a n k o n th e l a tte r
i s tu r n e d Fou r sm a ll p a wl s o fsh eet
.

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, ,

a s show n a t B Th e y a r e m a d e b y cut
.

t i n g pieces o i m et a l to th e sh a pe show n
at C and f
, ol d i n g th em a s show n a t D ,

Th ey a r e f
.

a st e n ed to t h e suppo r t w i th

sm a l l sc r ews o r n a il s Th e cove r i s D r a w t he S ip w i h I S w T h
tr t ts - oo t B rads a r ou n d t he
C C i gO h ik
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.
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pl a ced o n th e e n d o fth e c a n whe n th e

.

d evice i s use d Th e a ct io n o fth e . t im es th e d isk m a y be cut cl e a n l y B y

, .

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g cutti n g f r om o n e si d e n e a r l
y th r ou g h
p r o d uce a l ou d gra t i n g sou n d r esem , th e bo a r d a n d th e n fi n ish i n g t h e cut
,

bl i n g th a t o fa h o rn o fth e si r e n t y pe fr om th e oth e r a n especi a ll

y good j o b
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.

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spee d w h e n r u n n i n g with th e th e f r a m ewo r k f r om b elow A d et a i l

w in d o r f
.

re e ; st a b il it y u n d e r he a vy o i th e f a ste n i n g o ft h e b a ck b o n e a n d
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wi n d a n d a d a pt a b il it y to s a il i n g u n d e r
,
r u n n e r pl a n k i s s how n i n Fi g 3 ; a d e .

co n d it io n s si m il a r t o t hose o fth e com t a il o fthe f a st e n i n g o fth e m a st s a n d

m on ,si n g l e b oom a n d sh eet i ce bo a t

- - -
,
the f o r w a r d r u n n e r s i n to t h e r u n n e r
a r e th e f e a t u r e s o fth e i c e y a cht sh ow n pl a n k i n Fig 4 a n d the fixtu r e b y
, .
,

i n th e il lust ra t io n Th e r u n n e r a n d
. wh ich th e boom s a n d t h e y a r d a r e a t
f ra m e s t r u c t u r e i s i n
g e n e r a l t y pic a l o f t a c he d t o th e f o r w a r d e n d o ft h e b a ck
'

i ce bo a t co n st r uct io n Th e d ou b l e o r
-
.
,
bo n e i n Fi g 5
, . .

w ishbo n e m a st is d ist i n ct iv e a s i s th e
,
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t h e m a k i n g o fth e lowe r f
,

d oubl e boom a n d s a il a r ra n g eme n t

-
,
r a m ewo k a s r
,

show n i n Fi g s 1 a n d 6 The boom s . . sho w n i n Fi g 2 v i ew e d f r om t h e l ow e r

.

a r e pivot e d a t th e b o w o f th e c ra f t and ,
si d e Th e m a i n f
. r a me co n sist s o fa
co n t r ol le d a t th e ste r n b y th e u su a l l i n e b a ckbo n e o fSp r uce o r wh it e pi n e 4 i n
, , .

a n d pull e y r i gg i n
g Th e b oom s m a y . t h ick 8 i n h i g h a t th e ce n te r a n d 16 f
, . t , .

b e sp r e a d so t h a t a V sh a pe d c a v it y i s lo n g cl a mpe d a ccu r a t el y a t r i g ht a n
“
-
,

af fo rd e d f o r t a ki n g th e wi n d wh e n r u n g l es to a r u n n e r pl a n k o f th e s a m e m a ,

n ing f r ee o r t he y m a y b e b r ou g ht to
,
t e r i a l 2 i n th i ck 1 0 i n w i d e a n d 12 f
, . t ,
. .

g eth e r a n d bot h s a il s m a n ipul a t e d as a 6 i n lo n g

. Th e b a ckbo n e is t a pe r e d
.

s i n gl e sh eet R e e fi n g a n d lowe r i n g o f
. f r om th e m i d d l e po r tio n 5 f t 6in f r om , . .

t h e s a il s a r e a ccom pl ish e d i n t h e usu a l th e f o r w a r d e n d a n d w ith a r i d g e 8 i n , ,

h i gh a n d 2 f
.

m a n n e r Th e f . r a m ewo r k is v e r y sub t 6 i n lo n g m e a su r e d f
. r om .
,

s t a n t i a l a n d th e p r opo r tio n s a r e o f m od th e e n d o ft h e t a pe r a t th i s e n d a s ,

e rat e ra n g e so th a t t h e c r a f
,
t m ay b e show n i n Fi g 1 I t i s t a pe r e d to 4 i n. . .

co n st r ucte d e co n om i c a l l y f or on e o r a t e a ch e n d a n d th e bow e n d i s fi tt e d
,

two p a sse n g e r s Th e d oubl e boom f . ea -

wit h a th r ee e y e m et a l r i n g a s show n
—
,

t u r e m a y b e om itt ed i fth e c r a f t i s to i n d et a il i n Fi g 5 Th e r u n n e r pl a n k
. .

b e u se d wh e r e l ittl e o r n o oppo r tu n it y a n d t h e b a ckbo n e a re cl a mpe d to g eth e r

is af f o r ded f or r u nn ing b e f o r e th e wi n d , fi r ml y a t th ei r c r ossi n g th e b a ckbo n e ,

b y r e a so n o fth e p a r t icul a r i ce a r e a s be i n g set upo n th e pl a n k b y m e a n s o f ,

a v a il a b l e Fo r t h e expe r i me n te r w ith
. two st r a p b o lt s with w a sh e r s a n d n ut s , ,

s a il i n g c ra f t t he w ishbo n e m a st i ce
,
-
a s show n i n d et a il i n Fi g 3 O n l y th e . .

y a cht a fl o r d s oppo r tu n ity f or a d a pt a b est m a t e r i a l shoul d b e used i n th e

’

t io n of th e v a r a u s el em e n t s ofth e ’
b a ck b o n e a n d r u n n e r pl a n k a n d th e ,

c r af t d esc r ibed a n d i s a n ovelt y Th e

,
. stock sh oul d b e st ra i g h t gr a i n ed t o -
,

d im e n sio n s gi ve n a r e f o r a sm a l l y a cht , g iv e th e g r e a t est st r e n gt h .

a n d c a r e m ust b e t a ke n i n a d a pt i n g th e , Th e r u n n e r pl a n k i s t a pe r ed d ow n to
d esi gn to m a i n t a i n pr op e r p r o po r t io n s
,
8 i n a t it s e n ds to wh ich th e guides f
.
, or
f or st a b il it y a n d s a fet y A si d e vi ew . th e fo r w a r d r u n n e r s a r e fi xed Th e .

w it h wo r ki n g d im e n sio n s i s sh ow n i n g ui d es a r e o f st r a i ght g ra i n e d o a k -
,

Fi g 1 ; i n set i n to i t i s Fi g 6 showi n g
. .
,
b y 3 b y 14 i n bolt e d t o th e r u n n e r
.
,

a f ro n t v i ew of t h e m a st a n d s a il a r pl a n k w ith i n c a rr ia g e bol ts a s -
.
,
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show n 1n t he de t ail sketch Fig 4 a n d , .

,
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.
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. . st a y s show n i n Fi g 2 Th ey a r e fixe d
, . .

th e pl a n k a re r ei n f o r ce d w ith o a k to e y es o n th e b a n d s a t th e b o w n e a r ,

chocks b olte d i n pl a ce a t e a ch o fth e

, th e e n d s o ft h e r u n n e r pl a n k a n d t o a n ,

t a pe r e d e d g es o fth e pl a n k Th e f or . eyebol t bel ow t h e cockpit Th e st a y s .

w a r d r u n n e r s a r e o fo a k by 5 by ,
a re p r ovi d e d wit h tu r n b uckl es so th a t: ,

36 ln Sh a pe d a t thei r e n d s a s show n
.
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sesses th e r equ isit e l i ght n ess but is f ar ,

th e be n d I t wil l b e n ot ice d i n t h e
. .

too b r it tl e t o p r ove se rv ice a b l e a n d p i n e ,

d r awi n g th a t th e sid es a l so are g e n tl y
i s op e n to th e s a m e o b j ect io n M a pl e .
cu r ve d th u s m a ki n g th e ski a t r i fle
,

m a ke s a n excel l e n t Ski wh i ch c a n b e b ro a d e r a t t h e e n d s th a n i n th e ce n te r .

Th is cu r v e a f
,

fi n i sh ed ve r y smoot h so a s to sl i d e mo r e fo r d s a som ewh a t g r e a t e r

e a s i l y t h a n th e othe r woo d s but i t i s ,
b e n d a t th e h eel a n d wh il e som e expe r t s
,

m uch l ess fl exibl e th a n e ith e r h i cko ry a pp r ove oth e r s d i s a pp r ov e of it bu t

, ,

o r a sh m ost sk i r u n n e r s a g r e e th a t th e cu r ve
shoul d n ot b e p r o n ou n c e d o r i t w i l l
.

l
l Ski kM
,

T he T e em ar - o de
p rov e a h a n d ic a p a n d m a k e it d i f ficul t
Th i s f o r m of ski so c a l le d f r om th e
,
f o r the r u n n e r t o secu r e a fi r m g r ip a t

Telem a r ke n p r ovi n ce of No r wa y whe r e ,

t h e e d g e wh e n a sc e n d i n g steep slopes
th e a rt o fski r u n i n g ha s r e a ch e d a
n cove r ed w ith h a r d s n ow .

h i gh o r d e r of ski ll i s p rob a bl y th e Th e a r ch o fth e sk i i s n eces s a ry to

”

a vo id be n d i n g wh e n th e w e i gh t o f
,

choice of th e spo r tsm e n wh e r eve r th e th e

exh il a ra t i n g spo rt o fsk i ru n n i n g is bod y i s o n th e r u n n e r a n d th e tot a l ,

p r a ct ice d a n d th e l a rg e r po r tio n o fth e h ei ght of th i s impo r t a n t cu r v e sh oul d

f
,

membe r s o ft he n um e r ous skii n g cl u b s n o t exceed 34 i n o r a too ex a g g e r a te d

.
,

u s e th e Tel em a r k mo d el sk i Th i s t ype
- a r ch wi l l p r a ct ic a l ly fo r m a co n c a v e

r u n n i n g su r f
.

i s p ra ctic a lly i d e n tic a l w it h th e most ace a n d r et a r d t h e spee d ,

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si n ce it w il l ru n o n two e d ges o r po i n t s t e n t th a n th e use o fbol ts o r othe r m et al

, , ,

i n st e a d o fo n the e n t i r e r u n n i n g su r f a ce fa ste n i n g . .

A sl i g h t a r ch m a y b e r ecko n e d n e c e s So f a r a s fi n ish i s co n ce rn e d most ,

sa ry to o f fset th e w ei gh t of th e bo d y No rw e g i a n m a ke r s fi n ish t he i r Skis with ,

b u t th e ut il it y o fth e ski i n n e a r l y a co a t o f bl a ck p a i n t w hil e oth e r m a k

, ,

eve ry i n st a n ce w il l be l ess a f fect ed by e rs st a i n th e wood a n d some fi n i sh th e

, ,

t oo l ittl e a r ch t ha n by t oo g r e a t a cu r v e wood i n th e n a tu ra l colo r by v a rn ish i n g .

a t thi s poi n t . This a ppl ies to t h e uppe r su rf a ce o n l y ,

A goo d ski i s tol d at a gl a n ce by its th e r u n n i n g su r f a ce be i n g r u b be d d ow n

be n d wh ich m ust n eve r b e a b r uptl y with l i n see d oi l a n d m a d e smooth w ith
,

f o rme d n o r c a r r ie d too h i g h A m a xi wax

, . .

m um cu r v e o f6 i n i s a l l th a t i s eve r .

T h Sw d i h Ski e e s
r eq ui r e d a n d to p r eve n t b r e a ki n g a t
,

t hi s th e w e a kest p a r t o fth e ski th e

, ,
Thi s t y p e o fsk i i s m a d e q u it e lo n g
,

b e n d m ust b e g r a d u a l l ike th e cu r ve o f a n d comp a ra t ivel y n a r r ow w ith a d eep ,

a good bow thu s m a ki n g it mo r e fl e x

, gr oov e a n d i s wel l a d a pte d f or ru n ,

ibl e a n d el a stic a t th i s poi n t As a r ul e n i n g o n t he l evel o r f . o r g l i d i n g d ow n

,

t h e ski shoul d b e f a sh io n e d a t r ifle sl i gh t slopes Th is t y p e o fski i s com .

b r o a d e r a t th e be n d th a n a t a n y oth e r m o n l y use d i n L a pl a n d a n d to a l ess

poi n t a n d t h e woo d shoul d b e p a r e d exte n t i n th e n o r th e r n p a r ts of N o r
,

mo d e ra t el y thi n wh ich w il l m a ke it wa y but th e g r e a t l e n gt h a n d qu ick

, , ,

st ro n g a n d r esil ie n t w ith pl e n ty o f sho rt b e n d m a k e th is mo d e l l ess

a d a pte d f
“
sp r i n g o r b a ckbo n e
, . o r o r d i n a ry use si n c e t h e deep , ,

Th e gr oov e i n th e r u n n i n g su rf a ce i s r ect a n g ul a r g r oov e Slow s d ow n the

so f o rm e d a s to m a ke t h e sk i st e a d y a n d spee d a n d th e gr e a t l e n gth m a kes tu r n ,

p r eve n t si d e sli p wh e n r u n n i n g i n g d ou b l y d i f
“ ”
fi cul t Fo r speci a l co n d i .

st ra i g ht a w a y I n f a ct th i s g r oov e m a y
. t io n s th i s t y pe i s p r ob a bl y use f ul b u t it ,

b e comp a r e d to th e keel o fa bo a t a n d c a n sc a r cel y b e co n s i d e r e d s uit e d to th e

,

a s th e l a tt e r m a y b e m a d e too d eep a ve r a g e use ,

.

m a ki n g it d i f fi cul t to stee r th e c ra f t and Lil i fl d Ski

i n t erf
en e
e r i n g w ith th e t u rn i n g so w il l th e ,

badly f o r me d g r oov e i n t e r f e r e w ith th e Th i s t y pe o fski i s f a vo r ed by but

co n t r ol o f t h e ski Th e Telem a r k comp a ra t ivel y f e w s ki r u n n e r s a n d th e ,

mo d eli n g i s i n f
.

r ou n d f a ced g r oov e i s b y f
-
a r th e b est e r io r to th e Tel em a r k
f orm a n d f ,
o r a l l a r ou n d use i s com -
ski Th e ar ch i s excess iv e i n h e i gh t .
,

m o nly ma d e or i n d eep Not a l l th e be n d i s a b r upt a n d sti f f wh ile th e ,

r ou n d poi n t f
. .

Tel em a rk ski s a r e thu s f a sh io n e d h ow a shio n e d to p r eve n t stick

, ,

eve r som e b ei n g m a d e w ithout th e i n g i n loo se b r ush ha s a pp a r e n tl y l i ttl e

, ,

gr oov e wh il e oth e r s a r e p r ovi d e d with

,
v a lue i n a ctu a l use Th e Lil ie n f el d sk i .

two a n d I h a v e see n o n e m a rke d with i s m a d e w ithout a g roove a n d Si n ce t h e

, ,

th r e e p a ra l l el hollows Th e sh a l low whol e mo d el i s sho r t e r a n d b r o a d e r th a n

.

gr oove is th e mo st s a ti s f a cto ry f o r ge n th e us ua l t y p e o fski t u rn i n g i s mo r e ,

e ra l use a n d wh il e a gr oove
, or in e a sily a ccompl i sh e d b ut s id e sl ippi n g
, .
,

d eep i s g oo d e n ou g h f
, o r st ra i g ht a w a y i s of cou r se co n side r a bly i n c r e a se d , ,
.

run n i n g i t m a kes t u rn i n g mo r e d i f
,
fi E a s e i n t u rn i n g i s a d e si r a bl e qu a l it y ,

cul t . to b e su r e b ut ste a d i n e ss a n d immu n it y ,

To a tt a ch th e Sk i bi n d i n g wh ich se f r om si d e sl ippi n , g a re f a r mo r e v a l u a bl e

cu r es th e sho e t o th e r u n n e r a hol e i n qu a liti es i n a sk i d esi gn e d f , o r al l a r ou n d -

th e f o r m o fa n a r row sl it i s m a d e j ust use I n sho rt t h e Lil ie n f el d mo d el pos .

,

b a ck o fth e ce n te r Th is i s th e usu a l sesses n o d eci d e d a d v a n t a g es ove r th e

.

m a n n e r o fa tt a ch i n g th e f oot bi n di n g Telem a r k t y p e b u t ha s m a n y poi n t s o f, ,

a n d wh il e it c a n n ot but w e a ke n t h e sk i inf e rio r it y To o n e who has use d both .

to a ce r t a i n ext e n t i t i s th e b est m eth o d mo d el s th e r e c a n b e n o q uestio n but

,

f o r m a ki n
g a secu r e foot f a ste n i n g a n d th a t th e Tel em a r k mo d el is p r e f e r a bl e
Whe n pu r ch a s i n g skis t he spo rt sm a n
, .

w eake n s th e wood t o a m uch l ess ex

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wil l ke n o m ist a ke i n sel ect i n g th e

ma st r a i ght r u n n i n g uph il l s kn n g a n d f
, or ,

Tel em a r k model a n d f o r a n a ctive pe r , j ump i n g .

s o n t h e Sk is shoul d b e lo n g e n ou g h to Th e b est m a t e r i a l s a r e h i cko ry o r ,

r e a ch to th e m i dd l e j oi n t o ft h e fi n ge r s , w h ite a s h w ith a st ra i g h t eve n g ra i n

, ,

wh e n th e a r m s a re st r etch ed a bove th e runn ing f r om e n d to e n d Ash i s wel l .

T he Tl e e m ar k Sw d i h a nd ili
L enf e d l M d l wi h G t r o o ve s a nd G l
r o o ve e s s B o t tom t he Td l k Bd i
e em ar e ng
S d d dB S ki h S w d i h I i h Up H l
. e s , o e s s,

the ta n es t A l l -A r o u n d t e s Lo n g a n d N w w t tu r n e ee an
h L ili fl d Sh wi h d P i M p B d ih
ar an ; e s arro
G v
,

t e en e Is or t t R
a oun o n t, ore A b ru t en , a nd w t out a roo e

h e a d a n d the ski i s stoo d up r i ght o n its

, l ike d b y m a n y expe r t s b u t i t woul d i n ,

heel Th e l e n gth o fa p a i r so selected

. d ee d b e d i f ficult to fi n d a mo r e s a t is
w ill b e f r om to 8 f t Fo r el d e r l y . f a cto r y woo d th a n o u r Am e r ic a n h ick

a n d l ess a ct ive pe r so n s f o r i n d ivi du a l s ,

o ry . In f a ct m a n y o f , th e most p r om i
o fsho r t st a tu r e and f o r l a d ies sk is
, ,
n e n t m a ke r s i n Eu r ope a r e n o w f a sh io n

r e a chi n g to th e w r ist j o i n t w il l b e a b out i n g th ei r ski s f ro m Am e r ic a n ti mb e r .

r i ht ; th e l e n th r a n
gi n g f r om to As a r ul e th e be st w el l se a so n e d a s h —
g g , ,

7 f t .Fo r y outh s a n d ch il d r e n sho r te r o r h icko r y i s h e a v i e r i n w ei g h t t h a n

,

Skis f ,r om 5 t o 6 f t i n l e n gt h a cco r d .
, a n in f e r io r g r a d e a n d t h i s i s why th e
,

i n g t o th e siz e a n d st r e n g th o fth e expe r t sk ie r co n si d e r s wei gh t a s o n e o f

“
p e r so n a r e o f cou r s e r equi r ed
, . th e r el i a bl e e a r m a rks of fi r s t cl a ss ”
-

Fo r a l l a r ou n d us e wh e r e a l a r g e
-
m a t e r i a l A good h i cko r y o r a s h sk i
.
, ,

a mou n t of st r a i g ht r u n n i n g i s do n e th e ,
m a d e b y a n y r eput a b l e m a ke r w il l g ive
r un n ing su r face shoul d b e p rovi d e d th e f ul l est m e a su r e o fs a tis f a ct io n .

w ith a gr oov e but i fth e r e i s n o t much ,

Th e fi n ish of ski s i s pu r el y a m a tte r
st r a i gh t wo r k t o b e d o n e a n d e a se i n , of pe r so n a l t a st e b ut p r a ct i c a l l y a l l,

t u r n i n g i s r e ga r d e d a s a n impo r t a n t f ac No r we g i a n ski s a r e p a i n t ed b l a ck o n
t o r th e r u n n i n g su r f
, a c e sho ul d b e m a d e th e uppe r si d e wh il e a f e w o fth e
,

smooth Th i s n ec essit a tes m a ki n g th e

. ch e a pe r m a pl e a n d pi n e i mpl em e n ts a r e
ski s to o r de r f o r p ra ctic a ll y a l l r e a dy
, st a i n ed Th e pl a i n v a rn ish e d fi n i sh
.

m a d e skis o fth e Tel em a rk model a re p rotect s th e wood a s w el l a s p a i n t but ,

f a sh io n ed w ith a sh a ll ow g roove . a llow s th e gr a i n to Show t h r ou g h a n d ,

Howev e r a g r oov e m a y b e e a sil y cut i s g e n e r a ll y p r e fe r r ed b y expe rt s Th e

i n a t a n y ti m e if w a n t e d l a te r o n Wh il e
.
,

. r u n n i n g su r f a ce must b e a s smoot h a s

oth e r t y pes a re a t t im e s p r e f e rr ed f or possibl e t o obt a i n th e b est spee d a n d it ,

speci a l use i n ce rt a i n loc a l iti es th e Tel e , m ust n o t b e v a rn ish e d th e woo d b e i n g ,

m a r k model ski i s th e st a n d a rd be i n g
—
,
fil l ed w ith seve ra l co a t s of l i n se ed oil
equ a lly goo d f o r all ki n d s o fwo r k ,
to wh i ch a l ittl e wa x ha s bee n a d ded .
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N

Ta r i s used to som e exte n t b u t th i s a t th e s a me tim e p rov ide a fai rl y r i g id

, ,

p r ep a ra t io n is mostl y emplo y e d b y st r o n g a n d r e a so n a b ly l i gh t f oot a t

Wh e n fitte d w ith t he Ell e f
,

S we d ish m a ke r s . t a c hm e n t .

s e n t i g h te n i n cl a mp a n d i t i s a g oo d
Th R q i m fF t B i d i g g ,
e n ts
pl a n to o r d e r th e H u i t f
oo
e e u re o n n
e l d t mo d el so
Th e m a n n e r i n wh ich the f oot i s se equipped t h e ski s a r e e a sily pu t o n a n d ,

cu r e d to th e ski is h i ghl y i mpo r t a n t a n d t a ke n o f f A l a rg e n umb e r o fexpe r ts

,

w h il e v a r ious ki n ds o f“b i n d i n gs a r e p r e f
.

”
e r th is b i n d i n g a bov e a l l ot he r s but
i n use f
,

r om th e th e H u i t f e l d t typ e o f
, bi n d i n g m a y b e
simpl e c a n e b i n d m a d e by th e sk ie r i fdesi r ed A n y m et a l .

i n g w h i c h wo r ke r o r bl a cksm it h c a n suppl y t h e
m a rke d th e fi r st m et a l to e p ieces a n d th e b i n d i n g m a y ,

su b st a n ti a l i m be compl ete d by a dd i n g suit a b l e st ra ps ,

p r oveme n t ove r o r th e f oot m a y b e secu r ed a t th e h eel

F 2 IG .
th e twi ste d b i r ch b y l e a th e r tho n gs .

with es o r i g i n a lly T h Skii g Sti k

u sed b y th e p e a s a n t r y o fTel em a rke n e n c

Wh il e th e r e a r e occ a sio n s wh e n th e
,

the H u i t f e l d t b i n d i n g s a re f or m an y

r e a so n s co n si d e r e d th e b est b y expe r ts p r oficie n t sk i r u n n e r c a n d ispe n se with .

Th e sk i r u n n e r m ust h a ve a f oot b i n d th e st ick a s i n j umpi n g a n d p r a ct ici n g ,

i n g th a t i s wel l secu r e d u n d e r a l l o r d i m an y f a n c y t u r n s a n d swi n g s a g oo d ,

n a r y co n d it io n s m et w ith i n sk i r u n stick mu st b e r ecko n e d a v a l u a bl e i m

n ing a n d it m ust b e q uit e r i g i d a n d
,
pl eme n t f o r cl im b i n g a n d d ow n hil l r u n

without l a te r a l pl a y I t i s d esi r a bl e n i n g a n d o f . te n a h elp o n a l evel Th e , .

a lso th a t th e f oot b e f r eed wh e n eve r a b e gi n n e r shoul d n o t d epe n d too m uch

f all occu r s thus p r ev e n t i n g possibl e upo n th e sti ck howeve r but shoul d a c
, , ,

sp r a i n s a t th e a n kl e a n d k n ee as w el l qui r e th e k n a ck o fh a n d l i n g t h e skis
,

as a voi d i n g b r e a k a g e o fth e st r a ps w ithout t hi s a i d e a r l y i n h i s p ra ctice . .

A ga i n th e he el o fth e sk ie r sho ul d b e I n sho r t th e n ov ice shoul d p r a ctic e both ,

f r ee to mov e up a n d dow n f o r a t l e a st with a n d without th e st ick th a t h e m a y ,

3 i n but th e bi n d i n g shou l d ch eck th e

.
,
l e a rn a l l th e l ittl e poi n ts o fb a l a n ci n g
ve rtic a l m ovem e n t a t th i s h ei g ht th us th e bo d y u n a i d ed but eve ry sk ie r ou gh t , ,

e a si n g th e f oot of u n d u e st r a i n wh e n th e to k n ow how to use t h e stick th a t h e ,

Ski i s sl i d f o r w a r d i n cl imb i n g o r wo rk m a y r ely upo n it s a ssist a n c e wh e n eve r

,

i n g o n t he l evel Th ese esse n ti a l spec i n ecess a ry

. .

fi c a t i o n s a r e s o wel l i n co r po r a t e d i n t h e The use o ftwo st icks m a y b e of h el p

H u i tf e l d t model th a t th e desc r ipt io n f o r mou n t a i n cl im b i n g b u t th e m a j o r it y ,

a n d ill ust r a tio n s of th i s a dm i ra b l e a t of Ski r u n n e r s co n si d e r o n e sto ut stick

t ac hm e n t w il l su f fice As show n i n to b e o fmo r e r e a l se rv ice Fo r d ow n
. .

Fi g 2 t h e boot i s w e d g e d i n to a fi r m
.
,
hi l l r u n n i n g t h e ext ra st ick i s of n o ,

positio n betwee n th e m et a l toe p iece a t v a l ue wh a t eve r b u t r a th e r a h i n d r a n ce , ,

th e si d es To secu r e a r i g i d suppo r t th e o n e stick bei n g a l l t h a t i s r eq ui r e d

.
,

th ese toe pi eces m ust b e fi r ml y w e d g e d f o r b ra ki n g I n choosi n g a st ick its .

,

i n positio n o n th e sk i a n d th e ski i n g h e i gh t m a y b e such th a t i t w il l r e a ch

,

shoe shoul d fit b etwee n t h em s n u gl y to th e shoul d e r s of t h e ski e r a lthou gh ,

a n d wel l Fo r th i s t y pe o fbi n d i n g a
. m a n y p ref e r a sho r te r o n e O n th e a v
, .

shoe h a v i n g a stout sol e i s desi ra bl e so e ra g e a st ick 5 f t lo n g w il l b e f ou n d , .

th a t it m a y keep r i gid u n d e r th e p r es a bout r i ght f o r most pe r so n s wh ile a ,

su r e o fth e bo d y a t v a r ious a n gl es a n d p ropo r tio n a tel y sho rt e r stick w il l b e r e ,

b e h e a vy e n ou g h to st a n d th e mo r e o r qui r e d f o r bo y s a n d g i r l s B a mboo o f .

l ess co n st a n t ch a fi n g of th e m et a l toe goo d qu a l it y i s g e n e ra l ly p r efe rr e d ,

pl a tes O n e excell e n t fe a tu r e o ft hi s s i n ce it i s l i ght el a sti c a n d v e ry st i f

.
f , ,

bi n d i n g i s th e a rra n gem e n t o fth e toe a n d st r o n g H a r d wood st icks a re a .

a n d h eel st r a ps wh ich a l low a l l n e c e s ,

t r ifle h e a vi e r but i ff a sh io n ed f ro m ,

sa ry v e rtic a l moveme n t o fth e f oot yet st r a i ght gra i n h icko r y o r ash a r e a s ,

-
, ,
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c a se th e e n d o f
, th e st ick shoul d b e pro a bl e Re g ul a tio n m a cki n a w t r ouse r s
.

vi d e d with a m et a l i ce pe g a n d a f
,

er , spl it a t th e bottom a n d f a ste n ed w ith

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g t h e ski a r ou n d ove r th e h ee l o ft h e
may b e p ra ct ice d at hom e th a t th e ,
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n ov ice m a y get som e i de a of the c o r di r ect io n a s show n i n Fi g 3 A l ittl e
, . .

r ect po sitio n of t h e f eet a n d body as p ra ct ic e w il l m a ke it po ssibl e f or t h e

sume d by expe r t sk ie r s Fo r t h e i n i . n ov ic e t o tu r n q ui ckl y a n d i f a l l tu rn s ,

t i a l p r a cti ce outs i d e i t i s a goo d pl a n

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w il l i n t r o d uc e t h e n ovic e to th e spo rt to tu r n on a st eep slope Th e st ick i s .

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,

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.

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i n g a n d th is a s w ell as t u rn i n g should
, a lo n g sl i d e w ith e a ch a d va n cem e n t o f

b e p r act iced o n t he l ev el T o m ake . t he f oo t rath er th a n s t r iv e t o take lo n g

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,

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u t e a n a n gl e
w ith t h e h il l i s ,

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.

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.

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.

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,

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,

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b a ckw a r d o r m a ki n g a n y a ttempt to
push h i s body f o rw a r d w ith th e stick .

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s u rf a c e of th e r u n n e r a d h e r e bette r

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i n th e u su a l m a n n e r I f t h e h il l i s
.

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,

pl a ce h is ski s at r i gh t a n gl es r a th e r
th a n pe r m i t t h e sl ippi n g b a ckw a rd .

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,
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,

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pl e m en t s , ide steppi n g may be do n e

s -

b a ckwa rd wh e n n ecessa r y .

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”

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.
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,
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out a t a les s a cute a n g l e T he se Spe .

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use f ul n o w a n d the n i n mou n t a i n

cl imbi n g but wh e n a lo n g d i st a n ce i s
,

to be cove r e d th e ski e r w il l co n se r v e ,

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z i gz a g f a sh io n r a t h e r th a n a ttempt i n
g
to cl im b st ra i ght up Th e t ra ck o ft h e .

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.

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a bo a t t a ck i n g th r ou g h a n a r r ow i n l et

a ga i n st a h e a d o fw i n d a n d wh il e ,

mo r e gr ou n d i s cove r e d t h a n w h e n
goi n g st r a i g h t up th e steepest p a r t o f
t h e h ill p r o gr ess i s f
,
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ha r d wo r k i s a voi d e d
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.

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othe r a f e w i n ch es a n d t h e ski s m us t ,

b e h el d q uit e clos e to g eth e r s o t h a t

th ey touch o r n e a r l y so a s sh ow n i n
, ,

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. .
,

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w ith t h e b a ck k n e e sl i g htl y be n t How .

eve r th e bo d y shoul d b e p e r f
, ectl y a n d
e a sily b a l a n ced Th i s i s d o n e mo r e .
,

o r l ess i n t uit ively by b e g i n n i n g th e

, ,

r u n w it h t h e body th r ow n o n th e a d

va n c e d foot a n d wh e n f ul l spe ed i s a t
,

t a i n e d t h e w eigh t autom a t ic a lly sh i f ts

to th e r e a r f oot Th e n ov ic e w il l fi n d .

it d i f fi cul t at fi r s t to keep th e ski s to

g eth e r th e r e b ei n g a n a l most u n c o n
,

t ro l l a b l e d es i r e t o sepa r at e t h e m t o
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ga i n a bet t e r bal a n c e A good t ra ck . spee d is a ttai n ed A compa r a t ivel y .

w il l come with a l ittl e p r act ice but i f c rouch i n g positio n secu re d b y b e n d i n g

, ,

th e ski s a re too sho r t o r m a de without ,

th e k n ees a n d t h e bo d y a t t he w a i st ,

a groove eve n a n expe rt would b e w il l m uch l esse n t he l i a bil ity o fa f all

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,

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co n d itio n usu a lly f ou n d wh e r eve r ski

i n g is e n j o y e d Whe n co a st i n g th e .
,

st ick o r sticks shoul d b e fi rm l y , ,

g ra spe d a t t h e uppe r e n d w ith t h e

loope d t ho n g o r st ra p ove r th e w r ist , , ,

a n d t he e n d d ra gg i n g b ehi n d Bal
'

a n c i n g i s d o n e e n t i r el y a t th e w a ist ,

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w ei ght of th e body w il l r est l a r g ely

upo n th e r ea r ski Th e lo n g r u n n i n g .

su r f a c e of th e ski w il l c a r r y t h e skie r
ove r m a n y bumps a n d hollows w ithout
dist u rb i n g th e b a l a n ce o fth e bo d y o r
causi n g a f al l p rovi d i n g th e n ovi ce ,

d oes n o t lose h i s n e rv e I t is n ecessa ry .

to p ra ct ic e o n r ou gh a n d u n eve n
g r ou n d i fth e skie r d esi r es eve r to a t
t a i n m uc h expe r t n ess a n d pl e n t y o f ,

f a l l s mus t b e expected b u t n o t d r e a d e d ,

b y th e be g i n n e r A f a l l o n ski s i s by .

n o m ea n s f r a u g ht w ith d a n g e r a n d o n e ,

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a p a r t a n d m a ke a d oubl e t r a ck i n o r muscl es a re r el a xed M a n y be g i n n e r s .

d e r to keep f r om f a l l ing fin d f al l ing t h e easi est m a n n e r o f

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.

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, .

th e d esi r e d d i r ect io n a n d a ssume th e eve r th e n ovi ce shoul d h a ve n o f ear of

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p rope r positio n b y suppo r t i n g h i msel f f a ll i n g i f h e w a n t s to b ecom e p r o fi cie n t

w ith th e st ick O n most v e ry steep o n skis a n d to o f
. fse t a n y t im idit y , ,

slopes wh e r e th e best co a st i n g is to be wh ich so v e ry o f

, t e n c a use s th e n ov i ce
ha d th i s i s quit e out o fth e q uestio n
,
t o l e a n b a ckw a r d a n d f a l l i n th i s d i re c
,

a n d the ski e r m ust st ep a r ou n d q uickl y t io n it is a goo d pl a n t o l e a n w el l f , or

b y movi n g th e lowe r s ki fi r s t This w a r d to ch eck th i s n a tu ra l te n d e n c y
'

. .

w ill b e som ewh a t d i f ficul t to do u n til G etti n g up a f te r a f a l l is e a sily e n ou g h

th e n ovi ce g a i n s mo r e co n fi d e n ce m a n a g e d i fth e h ea d i s poi n t i n g up t h e

wh ich wi ll qui ckly com e a f
,

te r a l ittle slope but wh e n th e positio n i s r eve r sed ,

p r a ctice a n d it i s a goo d pl an to pr a c
, m uch flou n de r i n g i s n ecessit a ted ; I t
tice st a r t i n g f r om t he slope w ithout woul d se em th a t th is woul d b e obvio us
the a i d o fth e sti ck to a n cho r th e bod y t o a l l y e t th e m a j o r it y o fb egi n n e r s .
,

O wi n g to th e f a ct th a t th e ski s do n o t of te n fo r g et i t a l to g eth e r .

r e a ch m uch speed a t th e st a r t of th e B ra ki n g with th e stick i s o n l y e f f ect

co a st eve n th e slow n ov ice wil l h a ve iv e wh e n th e bod y i s p rope r l y b a l
,

pl e n t y o ftim e to m a ke the t u rn a n d a n c e d a n d t h e st ick i s kept wel l f or ,

f ace i n th e r i ght di r ectio n befo r e much w a r d a n d a s n e a rl y ve rt i cal a s po ssibl e

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uphil l to com e to a q uick stop Wh e n . to th e r i ght keep th e ski s close to

,

a sh a r p h il l i s met w ith th a t is c o n , g eth e r t h e r i g ht a t r ifle i n a d v a n ce

, ,

s i d e r e d a b it t oo st eep to t a ke st r a i g ht , w ith th e wei g ht o fth e bo d y eq u a ll y

th i s sw i n g w it h o n both fe et a n d w it h k n ees sl i g htl y

be n t Now t h r ow th e wei g ht mo r e
.

fo r w a r d a n d upo n
th e toe s w h i l e ,

th e h eel s a re c a r
r ie d f o rw a rd a n d
outw a r d to t h e
m a d e by t a ki n g
d ow n g r a d e ste ,

obst a cl es by s n owplowi n g stemm i n g , ,

o r si d e sl ippi n g ; a n d tu r n i n g th e c o r
-

“
n ers t a cki n g by m a ki n g u se of
”
, or ,

th e Ch r i st i a n i a swi n g a n d th e st ick a s , FI G J ?
s how n i n Fi g 1 0 . .

“
Th e S tu r n m a y l ikew ise b e use d
”
-
l ef t Th e bod y m ust l e a n to t he r i gh t
.

f o r tu rn i n g co r n e r s w it hout th e n e c e s
,
—
th e d i r ect io n i n wh ic h th e sw i n g i s
s i ty f o r stoppi n g to m a k e th e o r d i n a r y m a d e a n d twi ste d som ewh a t a t t h e
—

k ick t u r n A goo d wa y to l e a r n t his

. w a i st ; a n d th e sh a r pe r th e t u rn th e ,

use f ul mov em e n t is to r u n st ra i g h t mo r e t h e bo d y m ust l e a n s i d ew a y s t o

d ow n h il l i n a s n owplo w posit io n r e , keep th e b a l a n ce Th e swi n g t o th e .

d uc e th e spee d to a com f o r t a b l e w a lk l ef t i s made i n t h e sam e f a sh io n o n ly ,

i n g p a c e w i th th e stick a n d st em w it h , th e l e f t sk i shoul d b e a t r i fle a d v a n ce d
th e ski I fth i s i s d o n e w it h th e r i ght
. a n d t h e bo d y th r ow n to th e l e f t .

“
ski the S t u r n i s m a d e b y th rowi n g
”
—
Th e Tel em a r k sw i n g is mo r e d i f fi cul t
p r a ct ic a ll y th e whol e w ei gh t o ft he
,

t o m a ste r th a n th e Ch r isti a n i a sw i n g ,

b o d y o n th e r i gh t sk i a t th e h eel a n d , , b ec a u se i t i s d o n e o n o n e f oot o r ski , ,

p r essi n g i t outw a r d wh il e th e st ick i s i n ste a d of usi n g both a n d a s i t i s l es s

c a r r i e d a h e a d a n d b elow t h e sk ie r I f
,

.
powe r f ul t h a n t h e l a tt e r it i s o ff a r l ess ,

th e h eel s a r e kept w el l a p a rt a n d th e , use f o r stoppi n g To m a ke th e Tel e

.

toes clos e to g eth e r t h e ski e r w il l h a v e

, m a r k swi n g to th e r i ght a ssum e t h e ,

n o t r o u b l e a b out swi n g i n g a r ou n d i n r e g ul a r posit io n f o r d ow n h il l co a st i n g ,

a cu r ve a n d b e o f f0 11 th e oth e r t a ck .
and a dv a n c i n g th e l e f
, t foot t u r n t he
A b out th e o n l y d i f
,

ficult y i n m a ki n g th e ski so th a t i t r ests o n it s e d g e a s wh e n

“
S tu r n i s t h e positio n of t h e b o d y m a ki n g t h e s n owplow th row t he b o d y
”
- ,
,

wh ich must b e t h r ow n som ewh a t out to th e r i ght a n d l e a n i n tow a r d th e

a n d a wa y f r om th e h ill To th e n ov ice . Slope to ke ep th e b a l a n ce To m a ke th e
th is a t fi r st seem s t o i n v it e a f
.

al l but a , s w i n g to th e l e f t a d v a n ce th e r i gh t
,

f ew t r ia l s w il l soo n p rov e th a t t he f oot t u r n t h e bo d y to th e l e f

, t a n d l ea n
wei gh t o fth e bo d y m ust b e t h r ow n o n a s be f o r e Th i s i s show n i n Fi g 1 1
. . .

th e f oo t wh ich c i r cl e s o n th e outsi d e Th e Tel em a r k t u r n i s i n f a ct m a d e i n , ,

of th e cu r ve h e n ce th e a pp a r e n tly u n
,
th e s a m e m a n n e r a s stemm i n g a n d t h e ,

n a t u r a l posit io n o f th e bo d y i s e sse n t i a l sh a r p n ess o fth e swi n g r est s a lto ge th e r

f o r a good tu rn By b r i n gi n g th e stick
. upo n t h e q ui ck n ess w ith wh ich th e
wel l f o r w a rd a n d dow n h ill th e skie r , h eel i s th r ow n outw a r d a n d th e bo d y
uses h i s st a f fa s a p ivot upo n wh ich tu r n e d i n th e d i r ect io n t h e sk ie r d e
th e tu r n i s m a de . si r es to swi n g Th e swi n g i s m ad e
.

Th e Ch r ist i a n ia swi n g m a d e with , upo n o n e ski a n d th e ke y to th e whol e

,

out th e sti ck i s a favo r ite w ith expe r t swi n g i s th e k n a ck of r a isi n g th e h eel

of th e oth e r f oot o f fit s sk i u n t il i t r ests
,

s ki ru n n e r s wh e n r u n n i n g o n r ou gh
a n d steep g r ou n d a n d is a good wa y upo n th e toes Th a t thi s i s h a r d to do
.

of stoppi n g Th e swi n g m a y b e m a de g oe s w ith th e tell i n g a n d th e n ov ic e ,

both t o t h e r i g ht a n d l e f shoul d fi rst a c q ui r e th e k n ack o fb a l

.

t To m a ke i t .
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an ci ng by r u n n i n g st raigh t dow n h ill pl a ce a n d t hi s m e rges g rad ua l l y i n to

,

w ith t h e wei g ht t h r ow n o n o n e f oot th e out r u n o r slop e co n n ecti n g t h e

Wh e n th i s c a n b e d o n e a n d n o t be f
.
, ,

o re ,
h il l w i th t h e l evel g r ou n d b elow .

t h e n th e skie r i s r e a d y t o p ra ct ice th e
,
Fo r th e safet y of th e sk ie r th e s n o w ,

tu rn Th e Tel em a r k sw i n g l ike a l l
.
,
shoul d b e fi r m but n ot icy o r h a r d ,

oth e r tu r n s i s e asily a cqui r e d a t slow

, a n d th i s i s eas ily do n e by pack i n g th e

a nd mo d e r at e spee d s a n d becom es ,

m o r e a n d mo r e d i f fi cul t to m a ke a s th e
speed i s i n c r e a se d a n d th e tu rn i s m a de
mo r e sh a r ply a n d q u ickly .

J umpi n g o n sk i s i s o n e of t h e most
exh i l a r a t i n g w i n te r spo r ts a n d i t i s a ,

p ity t hat it i s n o t mo r e popul a r whe r

eve r a m e d i um h e a v y f a l l of s n ow o c
—

c u r s Wh il e tou r i n g o n sk is a c r oss a
.

h ill y cou n t r y th e r e w il l b e m a n y n a t E ac hM em b er o fthe P ar ty s h l d b P vi d

ou e ro ed w ih
t
, a Ruc ac kS k o fG d C p i y
oo a ac t

Ur a l j ump s to e n cou n te r for d rif ts , ,

stumps r ocks a n d oth e r r ises i n th e

, ,
s n ow dow n w el l b y m e a n s of t he sk is .

g r ou n d wh e n w el l cove r e d a n d p a d d e d
,
A goo d th ick pa d di n g of s n ow i s o f
,

w ith s n ow m a ke g oo d j umpi n g o f f - cou r s e es se n ti a l a n d a th i ck n es s o f2 f t

pl a ces Wh i l e but a f
, , .

. e w ski e r s m a y i s r e a lly n ee d e d a t th e l a n d i n g pl a c e
h a v e attempted such h i g h l e a p s as t he a n d a t th e t a ke o f f I n ou r mo r e n o r th
-
.

f a mous Hol m e n kol l e n Fi s ke r t o r pe t o r e r l y sect io n s pl e n ty of s n ow usually ,

f a ll s but wh e r eve r a f
, ,

Fo l db e rg al l wh o h a v e d o n e m uch sk i
, , e w spo r t sm e n get

r u n n i n g h a v e d o n e a l ittl e j umpi n g ,
t o g ethe r i t is a n e a sy m a tte r t o shovel
,

s i n ce wh e n r u n n i n g d ow n hil l a n u m su f fici e n t s n ow to p r epa r e a g ood a n d

sa f
, ,

e x pe c t e d cl i p i s o f
-
te n e n cou n te r e d a n d ,
e j ump i n g h il l .

a r is e i n th e gr ou n d c a uses t h e skie r t o To gai n co n fide n ce a n d acq ui r e som e

l e a v e th e g rou n d f or a sho r t d ista n ce use f ul expe r i e n c e i n j um pi n g th e ,

a n d a li g ht sev e r a l feet bel ow D oubt n ov ic e shoul d p r a ct ic e l e a pi n

g f r om a

2 f
.

l e ss th e ski e r ha s e n j o y ed t h e fl y i n g -
t .r ise a n d g r a d u a ll y i n c r e a se th e
l ike se n s a tio n of th is b r ie fmome n t , h ei g h t of th e t a ke o f fb y pi l i n g mo r e -

a n d v e ry l ikel y h e h as cl imbed t h e hi ll s n o w upo n i t to i n c r e a se it s h e i g ht .

t o r epe a t th e j ump Mo r eove r t h is .

,
O n e o r two p a cki n g c a se s fi r mly p l a ce d
ha s v e r y l ikely d emo n st r a ted th a t th e upo n a smoot h st eep h ill si d e a n d w el l , ,

d i st a n ce o fth e j um p d epe n d s upo n p a d d e d w it h 2 f t of w el l t r o d d e n s n o w .

—
,

th e h ei g h t o f th e di p t h e spee d o fth e ,
w il l m a ke a n i ce t a ke o f f Fo r t h e b e -
.

skie r p a ssi n g ove r it a n d l ikewis e upo n g i n n i n g th e t a ke o f fm a y poi n t sl i ghtl y -

,

th e sp r i n g o fth e bo d y o n th e t a ke o f f -
. dow n h il l o r b e f a sh io n ed l evel a n d a s ,

I n m a ki n g a j ump o fa n y h ei ght th e ,
th e ski e r b ecom es m o r e p r oficie n t ,

t a ke o f
— fm a y b e l evel poi n t i n g up o r ,
s n ow m a y b e a dd e d t o th e ed g e so th a t
ev e n dow n h ill a n d co n st r uct ed wi th,
t h e t a ke o f fw il l se n d the j umpe r w el l
-

f r a m ewo r k exte n d i n g out f r om th e up i n to th e a i r .

h il l si d e o r co n si st m e r ely of a l a r g e
, Th e k n a ck o fj umpi n g i s n oth i n g
boul de r o r a p il e of l ogs wel l p a dded
, , mo r e th a n b a l a n c i n g th e body upo n
w ith s n ow Th e h ei g ht of th e slope
. a l i gh t i n g a n d t he st eepe r t h e l a n d i n g
,

ch ose n w il l of cou r s e r e g ul a t e th e d i s
, , pl a c e th e e a si e r i t i s to keep th e b a l
t a n c e of th e j ump a n d t h e pl a c e whe r e , ance To m a k e th e j um p i n g ood f
. orm ,

t h e j umpe r a l i ght s sh oul d b e f a i r ly th e skie r assum es t h e e a sy posit io n re

steep si n ce i ft he ski e r l a n ds upo n a qui r ed f o r co a sti n g dow n h il l as show n

i n Fi g 1 2 Wh e n with i n a doze n y a r d s
, ,

l evel pl a ce gr eat d i f
,

fi cult y w il l be ex . .

peri e n c e d i n keepi n g th e b a l a n ce . of th e t a ke o f fth e bod y i s lowe r ed u n ti l

-

Th e r efo r e th e usual j umpi n g h il l wh e r e , th e skie r is i n a c rouch i n g posit io n w ith

j umpi n g competit io n s a re h el d i s pro , th e a r m s exte n d i n g back a s i n th e a c t
vi d e d w ith a o r steepe r l an d in g , of j umpi n g A rr ivi n g w ith i n a coupl e.
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o fy a r d s o fth e d i p th e bod y a n d a r ms w ith th e Tel em a r k o r Ch r i st i a n ia

a r e th r ow n fo rw a r d wh ich t ra n s f e rs swi n g
Wh e n t a ki ng tou r s o fa n y l e n gt h o n
.
,

t he we i ght o ft he bo d y upo n the toes ,

a n d the bo d y i s st ra i ghte n e d up a n d ski s e a ch mem b e r o fth e pa r t y shoul d

,

t h e a rm s a r e ra i se d n o t u n like t h e b e p r ovi d e d with a r uck s a ck o fgoo d

w i n g s o fa b i rd to keep th e p e rf ,
ect b a l c a p a city Th a t of th e expa n d i n g type
.
,

a n ce o fth e b o d y Th e st r a i ght e n“i n g

. m a d e with two outside pocket s a n d ,

up o fth e b o d y k n ow n to ski e r s a s the

,
w ith go r es a t th e sid es i s a good s e n , ,

s a t s is t h e l e a p p r ope r a n d must b e
,
s i b l e p a ck I t shoul d b e m a d e of
.

t imed so t h a t t h e b o d y a ssum es a n 8 o z w a te r p r oo f
-
k haki a n d fitt e d w it h
e r ect posit io n w
.

h e n th e j umpe r i s n o t shoul d e r st ra ps of goo d w i d th to pre ,

l ess th a n 1 2 f t f r om the e d g e o fth e

. ve n t ch a fi n g th e shoul d e r s Le a th e r .

t a ke o f
-
f The be g i n n e r w il l i n v a r i a b l y
.
r uck s a cks a r e som etim es used but a re ,

j ump too l a t e but a f te r a l ittl e p ra ct ice

, , h e a v ie r i n wei gh t a n d mo r e expe n siv e ,

a n d p r ofit i n g b y n ume r ous m ist a kes , b u t n o b ette r O n e membe r o ft he

.

t h e t a ke o f fw il l be t im e d co rr ectl y . p a rt y shoul d c a rry som e ki n d o fr ep a i r

Al i gh ti n g a f te r a j ump i s b est d o n e by i n g outfit co n si sti n g o f
, a n a wl a l e n g th

o fl e a th e r th o n g
,

a d v a n ci n g o n e sk i a t r ifl e to keep th e a f e w spa r e st r a ps
, ,

b a l a n ce a n d b e n d i n g th e k n ees a b i t
,
and a stout co r d o r st r i n g Th ese
, .

t o l esse n th e imp a ct Th e j umpe r e n d s . s a cks a r e show n i n Fi g 13 . .

Kn i f
e Fo r k, , and S poo n Hol d e r M a ki n g R ou n d R o d s f
or Fi s h Poles
The hol d e r is ma d e o fa pi ece o f I n looki n g f o r w a r d t o th e e n j o y me n t
sh eet coppe r o fsu f fici e n t th ick n ess t o that m a y b e ha d i n th e sp r i n g it i s wel l ,

suppo r t th e n umbe r o fpieces o fcut to p r ep a r e a n d ove r h a ul t h e fish i n g a p

p a ra t us o r th e shooti n g eq uipm e n t I n .

d oi n g so it m a y b e n ecess a ry to m a ke ,

a j oi n t fo r th e fi sh ro d o r pe r haps a ro d

f o r th e gu n Th ese c a n be e a sil y cut i f .

th e y a r e s ized a n d ru n th rou g h h ol e s
m a d e i n a piec e o fth i n m et a l a s fol
l ows : M a ke seve r a l hol es o fth e d esi r ed
sizes i n a st eel pl a te a n d r e a m th e m ,

out wi th a ra th e r d ul l t a pe r r e a m e r so ,

a s to le a v e a b u r o n o n e si d e Th i s b u r .

shoul d b e fil ed d ow n a lmost l evel w it h

th e su r f a ce of th e m et a l l e a vi n g t h e ,

e d g es fl a t a n d sh a rp I f a r o d of wood .

f r om wh ich th e a r ticl e i s to b e m a d e i s

put i n a hol e a n d d r a w n t h r ough f ro m

th e oppo sit e si d e to t h e b u r a n ic e
Th H ld K p h C l y i P i i f E y r ou n d ro d w il l r e sult As th e ro d b e ,
t ut er n 3 os t on or as

Sl i pi g
e ee s e
d G
o er
e ect o n a n ra s n .

comes sm a l l e r u se a sm a l l e r hol e u n t i l ,

l e ry use d Th e p iec e i s n otch e d to a d

. th e r equi r ed d i a m ete r i s obt a i n ed A
m it t he d i f f
.

e r e n t pi eces a n d it s b a ck s a w pl a t e th a t i s n o t too t h i n i s about

,

e d g e i s be n t a t r i g ht a n gl es t o p r ov i d e t h e p rope r th i n g to use f o r th e st ee l
m e a n s o ff a ste n i n g it t o a suppo rt a pl a te I t w ill b e n ecess a r y to d ra w the , .

w a l l o r th e b a ck o ft h e kitch e n c a b i n et tempe r to m a ke th e hol es but i t i s n ot ,

It will sav e sp a ce a s wel l a s tim e s i n ce n ecess a r y to r etempe r i t afte r th e hol e s

, ,

it i s much e a sie r to g ra sp o n e of th e a re m a de .

a r ti cl es wh e n wa n t ed th an if th ey a re

kept i n a d ra we r Co n t r ibuted by L (I Ce l e ry keep s wel l i n a smal l b ox o f

— .

E Tu rn e r N ew Y o s k C it y
.
, d ry s a n d . .
 A Ski S l e d
B Y G E OR G E J . E G E LB E R G

H E sl ed i s b ui lt low a n d w i d e so c ross st r ip Th e hol e s a re cou n te r su n k

.

th a t i t w i ll n o t t ip e a sil y Th e . i n th e su r f a ce f o r t he he a d s o fth e
ski s o r r u n n e r s a r e c ut 10 f
, , t lo n g a n d . b olts . Th e top is m a d e o fth r e e 6 i n -
.

6 i n w i d e, f
. r om 1 i n a s h bo a r d s th a t
-
. b o a rd s fa ste n e d to th e c r osspi eces
, .It
a re st ra i g ht gr a i n ed At t h e poi n ts
-
. i s a g oo d pl a n to b ra c e th e t ip s o ft h e
wh e r e th e cu r v e i s to b e fo r m e d pl a n e ,
skis w it h a 2 i n st r ip -
.

of fa bout 14 i n o n th e uppe r s i d e but

.

.
,

d o n o t pl a n e o f fa n y a t t h e v e ry t ip Clocks f o r t h e C r af
tsma n
end . Th is w il l al low th e ski s to b e
mo r e e a sil y be n t I fit i s n o t h a n d y t o
. Th r ee d esi gn s o fclocks a r e show n ,

ste a m th e sk is p ut them i n bo il i n g
, wh ich c a n b e e a sil y m a d e i n o a k o r ,

w a te r a n d be su r e th a t a t l e a st
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wh i ch th e r e a r e i n tu r n m a n y v a r i a th e use o fa r ifle m ust h a v e a k n owl

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a w et r a g but smokel ess pow d e r n ot
,

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steel wh i ch i s n o t a pp a r e n t to th e eye .

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th e e a r a t its b a se . t a ke a cl e a n wipe r m oi st e n e d w ith th e ,

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mo r e e a sil y a n d q uickl y r emove d . c a t e d with a n y g oo d t hi n oil a n d th e ,

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.

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n

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of l i gh te r co n st r uctio n so t h a t a k ite o f ,
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e r a i s show n i n th e ill ust ra t io n a tt a ch e d be do n e i n t he u su a l m a n n e r .

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BY ST ILLMAN TA LOR Y
PA R T I — H ow a S ho tgu n is M ad e

UNT I N G a n d fish i n g h a v e a lw a y s m ech a n i sm secu r i n g t h e b a rr el s t o

H h el d th e most impo r t a n t pl a ces i n th e fra me must be s impl e yet st ro n g
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th e fi el d o fspo r t P r im itiv e m a n wa s .

a n expe r t hu n te r a n d a skil l ed fi s he r

m an H e ha d to b e i n o r d e r t o secu r e
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a r e n o w d epe n d e n t upo n th is m etho d o f

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a n d se r v ice a bl e or t h e f r a m e a sol i d
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t e r a t th e st a r t a n d se t d ow n th e h isto yr

of we a po n s t r a c e th e evol utio n o fth e

- i n to wh i ch t he wo r ki n g m ech a n ism i s

fitt e a n d two type s o f fr a m e s a re use d

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d ,

i n m a ki n g th e mo d e r n shot g u n s Th e
d ow n to th e mo d e r n h a mm e l ess shot r
.

si d e pl a t e lo ck i s r e a l ly a d evelopm e n t
g u n but a s th i s i s p cti c l t icl e
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a r a a a r
o f th e h a mm e r lock w ith th e
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o n how to pick out a goo d g u n a n d th e
,

st r ike r i n sid e Th is loc k i s pref e r r ed

k n a ck o fus i n g it o n l y mode we po s r n a n
.

wil l be d iscussed Wh il e th e n ovic e

,

n ee d n o t k n ow th e d et a i l e d p r oce ss o f

co n st r uct i n g a shot g u n h e wil l fi n d it ,

an a d v a n t a g e to k n ow som ethi n g o f
th e wa y i n wh ich a se r vic e a bl e we a po n
i s m an u f a ct u r ed f o r w it h th is k n owl
,

e d g e h e i s bette r q u a l i fie d to p ick out a

su it a b l e a rm f o r h i s o wn p a r t icul a r use .

Th e f ra m e o f a shot g u n th a t i s th e T h C ki g H —
I I g i D i wi h e oc n o s an ev c e , t
i i U i M k
n e n ou s
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,

p a rt to o n e e n d of wh ich th e b el s a r r
d f fA a r at on s se on eren t a es o rm s

a re a f fixe d th e stock b ei n g b olt e d t o b y som e shoote r s b ec a us e o f i ts n e a t

,

th e oth e r co n t a i n s th e l ock m ech a n a n d g r a ce f

— ul l i n es a n d som e m a n u ,

i sm a n d th a t th e we a po n m a y g iv e th e f
,
a c t u r e r s us e t h is typ e b ec a use it e n

a bles t hem to mak e use o fa l i hte r

g
f ra m e .

Th e box t y p e o ff r a m e l ikew ise ha s

i t s ch a mpio n s a n d poss esses c e r t a i n

a d v a n t a g es Ce r t a i n l y i t m a kes a .

st r o n g a n d r i g i d f r a me and f o r i n ex ,

pe n siv e we a po n s i t woul d b e d i f ficul t

to imp r ove upo n Whil e its squa r e .
,

boxl ike f o r m i s n o t g ra ce f ul i n l i n e it ,

e n a bl es t h e m a ke r to use a Spi r a l o r ,

coil sp r i n g i n ste a d o fa fl a t sp r i n g f or
Th S i d P l L k I Dvl p
,
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m e nt o t e
k w i h h S ik I i d
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m er t t tr ,

t a g e I n b r ie fth e m e r its o fboth t y pes

am oc e er ns e

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utmost s a ti s f a ctio n f o r m a n y y e a r s th e m a y b e summ e d up i n th i s f , a shio n :Th e

lock must b e o fgood q u a l ity o fth e use o fth e box t y p e o flock e n a bl es th e ,

r equisit e tempe r a n d t he bol ti n g m a ke r to tu r n out a bett e r q ual ity of

,

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gu n a t a low p ri ce but i n th e case of m e r s i n t o t h e c o cked p os iti on Th is i s

, .

a wel l ma d e g u n
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the p r i n cipl e upo n whi ch al l cocki n g
a b l e fi gu r e the r e is v e ry l ittl e choic e
,
d ev ices a r e co n st r uct e d a n d wh i l e i t ,

b etwee n them so f a r as d epe n d a b il ity wo r ks smoothly a n d i s s o simpl e th a t

it i s n o t l i kel y t o g e t out o fo r d e r it ,

i s m ech a n ic a l l y we a k owi n g to th e ,

sho r t f ra m e r equ i r e d to s ecu r e adeq u a te

l eve ra g e P e r h a ps o n e o f t he b est v a r i .

a ti on s o f t h e A n so n D eel y d evic e i s
o n e emplo y ed b y a n Ame r ic a n m a n u

f a ctu r e r who m a kes u se o f a rod r u n

n in
g th r ou g h th e f ra m e f r o m th e f o re
e n d to t h e h a m me r To e a ch e n d o f .

th i s ro d i s att a ch e d a c r a n k so h u n g ,

th a t a s o n e c ra n k i s d ep r esse d th e oth e r
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t h e v ic e f
.

a r e m uch use d b y m a n u f a c tu r e r s o f ou n d ou Am e r ic a n shot g u n s a n d

fi n est we a po n s h e n ce t h e shoot e r m a y m a n y v a r i a tio n s o fit a r e o fcou r s e use d , ,

p ick out th e o n e wh i ch b est suit s h is o n th e d i f f e r e n t m a kes o fa r m s Th e

,

f a n cy .
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wo r k i n g a sl i d e th us pul l i n
g t h e 11 a m
T h C ki g M h i m ft h H m m l ,
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me r s to cock I n th e B a ke r a be n t a r m
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wo r k i n s i d e o fth e f r a m e o r lock and s a m e pu r pose A n othe r ex a mpl e o f , .

a r e cocked b y a n i n g e n ious l ittl e m ech Ame r i c a n i n g e n u it y m a y b e n ote d i n

a n i sm op e ra te d b y th e movem e n t o f th e l u g cock i n g d evice s use d o n th e -

t h e b a r r el s wh e n t h e y a r e ope n e d The Ith a ca a n d Fox g u n s Th i s simpl e a r .

.

A n so n D eel y cock i n g m ech a n ism is ra n g e m e n t i s m a d e b y co n n e ct i n g t h e

o n e of th e ol d est a n d best o f thes e d e to e o fth e h a m me r d i r ectl y w ith t h e
v ices a n d i s stil l use d o n m a n y Am e r
,
l u g wh ich i s a n i n te g r a l pa r t o ft h e ,

i c a n a s wel l a s Eu r ope a n a r m s Th e b a r r el Th e h a mm e r i s th u s m a d e to . .

l eve r s fth is m ech a n ism a r e h u n g w ith a c t a s it s o wn l eve r f

o o r a s th e to e po r ,

p ivots i n th e e n d o ft h e f r a me on e en d t io n r ises wh e n th e b a r r el i s ope n e d

—
,

th e st r ike r f a ll s b a ck u n t il it i s c a u h t
g
i n th e n otc h o f th e se a r .

To gu a r d a ga i n st th e possib il it y o f
a cc i d e n t a l d isch a r g e o f th e h a mm e r l ess
g u n i n wh i ch t y p e o f g u n t he h a m m e r ,

m ust b e a lw a y s a t f ul l co c k a s a f et y ,

t r i gge r bol t i s ut il ize d Th i s bol t i s .

af fixe d i n th e f r a m e i n a v e r t i c a l pos i

t io n by pivot i n g it a n d to th e uppe r ,

p a rt o fth e l eve r i s a tt a ch e d a sl i d e ,

pl a ce d o n top o ft h e t a n g i mm ed i a tely
L g i F g d h E d fE h B
e on l d
t b a ck o f
e n oth e top ac l eve r wh ic h ope n s th e
a rr e an
Wh Fi d T g h Th y zd
u s or ,

en tte B o
b a rr el s As th is s a f
et er e are
et y sl i d e i s push e d
ra e
. ,

p r oj ect i n g i n to th e fo r e e n d a n d th e th e lowe r e n d o fth e l eve r is b r ou gh t

oppo sit e e n d r est i n g be n e a th th e ha m close up a ga i n st th e t r i gge r s blocki n g ,

m e r toe As th e gu n is b r oke n “
th em a n d thu s p r eve n ts th em f r om ,
”
,

it p r esses dow n th e f
.

o r ope n ed ,
or mov i n g wh il e th e s a f et y i s i n th e o n“ ”

w a r d e n d o fth e cocki n g l eve r a n d positio n To d isch a r g e th e gu n th e , .

,

t h e othe r e n d r i se s a n d push es th e ham sl id e m us t b e push ed fo r wa rd t o t he

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“
o f
f positi on w h ich moves th e lowe r tol e ra ti n g t h e l a tte r most h a n dl e r s of ,

th e sc a tte r g u n f a il to s e e th e uti l it y o f
,

e n d a wa y f r om th e t r i gg e r s Th i s type
th e f
.

o fs a f et y i s o ft he o a utomatic v a r i n n o r m e r Th e n ov ice Shoul d lose n o

.

e ty a n d ca n o n ly block t h e t r i gge r s tim e i n a cqu i r i n g th e k n a ck o fb a n

w he n th e sl i d e i s op e ra t ed b y the
shoote r .

Th e a utom a ti c t y pe of s a f ety c o n
sis t s o fa block o r b a r fitte d i n t h e , ,

fr a m e a n d ext e n d i g f ro m t h e s a f
ety n

bol t to th e post o fth e top l eve r Wh e n T he F o re E nd Is an x

E t e n s o n o ft h e i S kbt oc eyo n d
.
Ti t he F r gg e r s a n d t h e r am e

th e top l eve r i s p ushe d to o e s i d e to n

ope n th e b a rr el s t h is block o r b a r , , ,
d l i n g hi s chose n we a po n a n d i f h e w il l ,

push es th e s a f et y bol t ove r th e t r i g ~ b u t exe r cis e a l ittl e c a r e h e w i l l fi n d ,

g e r s a utom a t ic a ll y bl ock i n g t h em a d n th e h a d ope r a t e d s a f

n —
ety qui te s u f fi
cie t f
,

p r eve n ti n g a cc ide n t a l disch a rg e Th e .

n or, h e wil l n o t b e t r oubl e d
th r ou g h a cci d e n t a l d i sch a rg e of h i s
.

gu n . By f a r th e l a r g e r po r tio n o fa cci

d e n ts occu r th r ou g h c a r el ess h a n d l i n g
of th e g u n a n d b y t h e u n tim ely pul l i n g
of the t r i gg e r e ith e r by d ra gg i n g t h e
,

gu n th r ou g h t h e b r ush o r b y n e rvous
T he R o t a r y B o t , a n A m l er ca n i Iv in e n t o n. Is S tro n ges t n ess a n d it i s i mpossibl e to m a ke u se
D i
e v c e K n o wn f ki g h B l
or Lo c h F n t e a rre s to t e ram e
of
,

a sa f et y d evice to p r eve n t th e a cc i
t r i gg e r s m ust b e p r esse d to w ith d ra w de n t a l d isch a rg e .

th e a utom a t ic s a f et y b a r .
Th B l f Sh g e a r re s o a ot un
To m a ke t h e shot g u n l ess l ikel y to
go o f fi n t h e h a n d s o fth e c a r el ess g u n B etwee n 15 a n d 20 y e a r s a go shot
n e r t h e t umble r s a f et y ha s b ee n i n co r g u n b a rr el s w e r e m a d e b y comb i i g n n

b a r s o fi r o n a n d ste el a n d wel d i n g th em
,

po r a t e d i n to t h e m ech a n i sm o fa f ew
Ame r ic a n w e a po n s Th e t um b le r .

sa f et y i s a b a r a utom a ti c a ll y O pe r a te d
,

by t h e t r i g ge r s a n d i n t e r pose d b etwee n
,

th e st r ike r s a n d th ei r fi r i n g p i n s Th is .

d evi ce m a kes it impossi b l e f o r th e a r m

T he C mpo i S i z f 2 0 G g d 12 G
ara t ve es o a - au e an a -
R p i g Sh g
a u ge
to be d isch a r g e d b y t h e h a mm e r j a r r i n g e eat n ot un

of fwh e n d r oppe d f o r t he t umbl e r b a r

occupi es its posi tio n b etwee n the st r ik

,
to g ethe r to f o r m b a r r el s of th e p rope r
e rs a n d fi r i n g p i n s u n t il t h e t r i g g e r s
d i a met e r o r b o r e Wh e n th e se st ips . r

of met a l we r e tw iste d t o m a k e a Sp i r a l
a r e pul l ed
tu b e th ey we r e wel d e d to g ethe r to
.

Th e p ra ct ic a l v a l u e of both th e a uto
m a t ic s a f et y a n d t h e tumbl e r t y pe o f m a ke th e f a m il i a r
“ “
tw ist l a m i n a t e d ,
”
,
”

“
bolt i s questio n e d by p ra ctic a ll y a l l ex a nd D a m a scus b a r r el s S ometi m es ”
.

I t s p r ese n ce i s d e th r ee f ou r a n d fiv e st r ip s of i ro n a n d
pe r i e n c e d g u n n e r s
, ,

stee l we r e twist e d to g eth e r to m a ke

.

si gn e d to m a k e th e a r m l ess d a n ge r ous “
the th ee st ri pe r
“
f ou r st ipe a d
-
,
”
—
r ,
”
n
“
fi ve st r ipe-
D a m a scus b a rr el s Th i s
”
.

o l d t y pe of a b a r r el wa s st r o n g a n d

flexibl e but bei n g comp a ra tiv ely so f

, t ,

i t wa s e a s il y d a m a g e d b y d e n t i n g .

Th e mo d e r n comp r essed st eel b a r -

T heTh B l M h i I O F
r e e- t fh R an sm
y s ne orm o t e otar r el s a r e f a shio n e d f ro m sol id d r a w n
l i g P i ipl U d b M y G B l d
o ec
Bo t n r nc e se y an un ui ers
steel a r e v e ry h a r d w il l st a n d m uch
, ,

in th e h a d s o fc a r el ess a n d i g o ran t
n n h i g h e r p r essu r e th a n th e D a m a scus
spo r tsm e n Th is it m a y se r ve to d o
.
, type a n d s i n c e th e p r ocess o fm a u
, n

but si n ce th e r e shoul d be n o excuse f or f act u r e i s simpl e r a fi rs t class steel ,

-
b a rr e l m b e p rod uced a t o n e qu a r te r
ay - Sh o tgu n Stoc ks
th e cost of th e o l d type Th e seve ra l .
Wal u t i s excl usively u sed f
n or gu n
man uf a ct u r e r s h a ve adopte d t ra de stocks a n d the seve ra l gr ades a re
,

n a mes to d i st i n g uish th e v a r ious g ra d es te r me d pl a i n Ame r ica n w a l n ut fin e

of
,

steel b a r r el s V a r ious t ra d e n a m es
.
Ame r i c a n w a l n ut E n g l i sh w a l n ut s e
com e f r om a b r o a d a n d those o f
, ,

, Ame r l e c t e d E n gl ish w a l n ut fi n e E n g l ish

ic a n m a n u f “ ,

a ctu r e a r e l a bel e d n it r o w a l n ut It a l i a n w a l n ut a n d C i r c a ssi a n

“ “ , ,

Steel ”
a r mo r st eel h i g h p r essu r e ”
-
w a l n ut Th e pl a i n Am e r i c a n w a l n ut is
steel etc Whi l e d i f
, , .

, . fe r e n ces v e ry simpl y a commo n q u a l it y o fbl a ck wa l

l ikel y exist i n th e q u a l ity o fth e d i f f er n u t oil e d a n d v a rn i she d a n d fitte d o n
, ,

ent b a rr el s sol d u n d e r th e seve ra l th e che a pe r g u n s Fi n e Ame r ic a n wa l .

n a mes a l l th e b a rr el s used b y r epu

, n ut i s of bette r q u a l ity d a r ke r i n colo r
t a bl e g u n bui l d e r s w il l b e f
, ,

ou n d a mpl y a n d of bett e r g r a i n h i s st r o n g a n d .

st r o n g to r esist a n y p r essu r e exe r t e d d u r a bl e a n d wh e n w el l o ile d a n d pol

b y o r d i n a ry ch a rg es o fpow d e r h e n ce
,

, i s he d b y h a n d i t m a ke s a n e a t stock
th e c hea pe r g u n s a r e p e rf e ctl y s a f
,

e and f
'

o r th e i n expe n si ve Th e sel ecte d

gu n
w il l st a n d m a n y ye a rs o fh a r d shooti n g
.

.
E n g li sh w a l n ut is o fgoo d colo r a n d
with goo d g ra i n Wh e n o il e d a n d .

k
L o c i n g t h e B a rre l s t o the Fra m e h a n d pol ishe d i t m a kes a n a tt ra ct ive
—

stock f o r t he k n ock a b ou t
gu n Fi n e
I n th e e a r l y mo d el s o ft he b r eech
.

E n g lish w a l n ut i s usu a ll y fitte d to g u n s

lo a d e r th e b a r r el s w e r e locke d to th e sel l i n g a t a h i g he r p r ice a n d i s g e n
fr a m e wit h a bol t ope ra t e d b y a l eve r
e r a l l y m a d e to o r d e r I t a l i a n w a l n ut
,

pl a ce d u n d e r t he f o r e e n d All mo d e r n
.

.
i s a d a r k woo d w ith a fi n e g ra i n a n d i s
g u n s h a ve the top —
l eve r act io n I n th is .

usu a ll y suppl ie d to o r d e r o n th e fi n est

d evic e a l ump i s f
”
aste n ed to th e gun s . Ci r c a ssi a n w a l n ut is th e fi n est
u n d e r sid e of t h e b a r r el s n e a r th e woo d obt a i n a b le o fa r ich d a r k colo r
,

b r eech , f o r mi n g a h i n g ed j oi n t to wh ich ,

a n d a fi n e cu r l
y gr a i n It i s t he r e f ore
th e f o r e e n d i s a tt a ch ed wh e n fitt i n g
.

expe n sive a n d o n l y fi n i sh e d to o r d e r
the b a rr el a n d stock to geth e r h en . W a n d fitt e d to th e mo st expe n sive
gun s
close d , th e b r e ec h e n d o fth e b a r rel s i s
.

held dow n to th e act io n a n d t i gh t up T h e Fo r e E nd

a ga i n st t h e b r eech by a sl i d e , o r bolt , Th e f o r e e n d is a n exte n s io n o fth e

wh ich fi t s i n to t h e l ump a tt a che d stock b ey o n d t h e t r igg e r s a n d f
”
ra m e
u n de rn e a th th e b a r r el s D i f f e ren t m ak .
and af f o rd s a gr ip f o r th e exte n d e d
e rs use v a r ious f o r m s o ftop l eve“r bolt —
h a n d p r otect i n g it f
—
ro m th e hot b a r
“
i n g d ev ic es a s t h e hook r i b o r e x t e n
”
,
“
. r el—
s e r ves to lock th e ba rr el to th e
S io n r i b oth e r wise k n ow n a s th e d ol l s
”
f
’

, ra m e a n d l ikewise hol d s t h e ej ecto r

,

h e a d a n d t h e c ross bol t fi r st use d b y

,
”
m ech a n ism Th e D eel y . E d ge a n d ,

G r ee n e r th e celeb ra ted E n g l ish g u n

, Sn a l f o r e e n d s a re both used o n Ame r
b uil d e r Al l of these d ev ices a r e s a t is ica n g u n s a n d the y a re s o wel l de
a cto r y o n a g ood g r a de o fg u n
.

f
,

.
but , si gn e d a n d m a d e th a t i t i s p r a ct ically
t he St r o n g est m ech a n ism i s a n Am e r impossibl e f o r th e mo d e rn t y pes t o
i c a n i n ve n tio n k n ow n a s th e S m ith
, loose n eve n wh e n th e a r m ha s be e n
r ot a y bolt
r Th is r ot a r y bol t i s t a pe r e d
.
subj ecte d to lo n g h a r d se r vice H e n c e , .

a n d i s pushed th r ou g h a n O pe n i n g i n th is d et a il o fth e shot gu n n eed n o t be

th e r i b b y m e a n s o fa st ro n g Sp r i n g .
co n si d e r ed wh e n sel ect i n g a n a rm .

M ech a n i c a l l y th is locki n g d ev ic e is al l
S lf M h i m
th a t c a n be d esi r ed a n d it c a n n ot ,
Ej t e - ec o r ec an s

l oose n th rou gh m a n ipul a t io n b ec a use , Althou gh a g r e a t m a n y shoote r s d o

o fi t s compe n sati n g f e a tu r e t h a t i s n o t us e t he sel f ej ecto r this h a n dy d e
-
, , ,

th e sp r i n g f o r ce s t he bol t fa r th e r i n as vice w il l m a n y t im es p r ov e o i gr eat

th e bea r i n gs becom e wo rn th rou g h v a l ue i n the fi el d f o r wh e n th e bi r d s a re
,

m uch se rvice Ma n y o fo u r wel l k n ow n

.
-
com i n g f a st a n d th e shoot e r happe n s t o

b uil d e r s use th is Spl e n did f a st e n i n g ; sco r e a m iss t he self ej ecto r t h r ows ou t

,
-
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t h e emp t y sh el l a n d e n a ble s hi m to as his f a vo r it e w eapo n a n d th e m a n ,

shove i n a f r esh lo a d to b r i n g d ow n who swe a r s by th e pump g u n i s i h

the f ol lowi n g b i rd Th e n o n ej ecti n g . c l i n e d to t h i n k th a t th e a utom a t ic a r m

a r m i s ple n t y g oo d a n d q uick e n ou g h is b a l a n ced l ike a cl ub a n d p ro n e to

fo r t r a p use f o r w h e n shooti g cl a ys g e t out o f o rd e r Both f a ctio n s c a n put
‘

,
n ,
.

pl e n t y o ft ime i s g iv e n e a ch m a n to
r elo a d b etwee n shots but fo r upl a n d ,

b i rd a n d f o r d uck Sh oot i n g th e a uto ,

m a t ic ej ecto r is a d esi r abl e a d d itio n to

t h e d oubl e b a r r el ed g u n - .

R e pea ti n g a nd A u t o m a ti c Sho t gu n s T he A u t o m at c i l h G
E j e ct o r M h i ec a n sm E nab t
Sh i F h L d f F ll wi g B i d
es e un
to o ve t he
Wh i l e
n er n a res oa or o o n r

g ood doubl e b a r r el e d g u n i n
-
a

t he h a n d s o f th e a ve ra g e sho t w il l v e ry up pl e n t y o fa r gume n t to suppo r t t h e i r

op i n i o n s but t o th e u n p r ej u d iced g u n
.

l ikel y b a g a s m a n y bi rd s a s th e shoote r ,

i s e n t itl e d to a n d it m a y be d epe n d e d
—
n er bot h the r epe a te r a n d t h e sel f
,

o n to d o th i s w he n fitt e d w ith a g oo d
lo a d e r w ill p rov e v e ry fi n e g u s a f te r n

a utom a t i c ej ecto r m a n y shoot e r s pr e— t h e shoote r ha s b ecom e f a m il i a r i n ha n

f er th e r epe a ti n g g u n Th e h a n d ope r - d l i n g them Th e d oubl e b a r r el is a

.
-

mi ghty fin e g u n so i s th e r epe a te r a n d
.

a te d sl i d i n g f
,
o r e a r m t r ombo n e a ctio n ,
-
,
,

o r pump g u n i s s o w ell k n ow n t h a t n o -

r ecom me n d a t io n is n ee d ed I t w il l s u f .

fi c e t o m e n t io n th a t i t wil l do eve r y
t h i n g th a t a d o u b l e b a rre l e d gu n c a n ~

pe r f o r m a n d co n si d e r i n g th a t eve ry
,

p ump g u n i s sel fej ecti n g a n d its cost -

,

l ess th a n a n equ a l gra d e of doubl e

g u n equipped w it h a n e j ecti n g d e
v i ce i t i s n o t d i f
, fi cul t to u n d e r st a n d
its pop ul ar it y S o f a r as accu r a cy is
S l fL
S h g i h P it i i
.

A fh
co n c e r n e d th e r epe a te r w ill shoot
,
e
A i
-

Op
oa d ng
d Cl d
ot
c t on
un
en an
n t e os
os e
o ns o t e

r a the r mo r e ste a d il y t h a n t h e d oubl e

a ga i n th e a utom a t ic ; so l e t t h e gu n n e r
b a rr el e d g u n i n th e h a n d s o fth e a ve r
a ge m a n a n d a f , te r two shot s h a ve bee n p ick out t he t y p e h e l ikes best .

fi r ed th e r e r em a i n f
, ou r mo r e i n the H ow t o Se l e c t a Sh o tgu n
m a ga z i n e R a pi d fi r i n g i s n o t alway s
Th a t th e shoote r m a y n o t b e h a n d i
.

a n a d va n t a ge o f cou r se b ut wh e n a f te r
d ucks th e th i r d sh ot i s o f
,

te n w a n t e d i n
,
c a ppe d by usi n g a m isfit gu n i t i s w el l ,
,

t h e i n t e r v a l th a t i s r equi r ed t o lo a d th e to m a ke a sel ectio n a t o n e o fth e l a rge r

d e a le r s w h e r e g u n s of v a r ious sizes
’

doubl e b a r r el e d g u n
- ,

w ei ghts a n d l e n g th s as wel l a s d r ops i n

.

Th e a utom a t i c o r s el f lo a di n g shot - ,
, ,
stocks m a y b e t r ie d u n t il o n e i s fo u n d
,

th a t fits th e g u n n e r the be st A goo d .

shot ca n p ick up al most a n y gu n a n d

do f a i r l y a ccu r a te Shoot i n g with it but ,

h e c a n do b ett e r wo r k w ith a g u n fi t
S h ll S d Ab t O ( I hi h t i n g h im p r op e r l y Th e ch ief m e a su r e
apk Th O
T he ar e ta rt e ou ne- a r t er nc n t e
l W y B f h Ej
e s .

R e gu ar a e ore t e e c to r ic s em ut
m e n t s of a g u n stock a r e th e l e n g th a n d
g u n is th e lo g ic a l developm e n t o fth e d r op of t h e stock a n d th e d r op a n d ,

r epe a te r a n d wh il e it s m ech a n ism i s

, sh a pe of th e comb Th e o rd i n a ry .

n ecessa r il y mo r e compl ic a te d i t ha s , thick n ess o fth e g r ip w il l su it th e ave r

som e m e r its pe cul ia r ly its o wn The . a g e h a n d but i n th e c a se o f
, u n u su a l l y
d evotee o f th e d oubl e b a rr el is i n cl i n e d la rge o r sm a l l ha n ds th i s m ust b e ,

t o bel ieve th a t th e r epe a t e r a n d th e a u ‘

take n i n to co n sid e r a tio n Fo r t h e a ve r .

t om a t i c shot g u n d o n o t b a la n ce s o well a e m a n th ese measu r eme n t s w ill p rob

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ably be about r i ght : Le n gt h o fstock ,

T h e G a u ge , or S iz e o fB ore
fr om f o r wa rd t r i gg e r to ce n te r o fbutt
pl a t e A A 14 to -
i n d r op a t com b
Th e 1 0 ga u g e m ay b e o cc a sio n a ll y
-

, , , ,
use f ul f o r lo n g r a n g e d uck a n d g oose
.

-
B B -
to i n wh ich w il l g ive c o r
, ,
shooti n g b u t f o r o r d i n a r y d uck a n d
.

upl a n d use the 1 2 ga u g e is pl e n t y l a r g e -

e n ou gh Th e l a r g e r th e g a u g e t h e
.

g r e a te r w ill be th e k ill i n g zo n e a n d up ,

to th ei r r a n g es th e sm a l l bo r es m a y ,

f o r a l l p r a ct i c a l pu r poses be r e ga r d e d ,

a s shooti n g quite a s a ccu r a t el y a n d

w ith a s much powe r a s t h e h e a v i e r

ga u g es th a t is th e sm a l l bo r e s w il l
, ,

shoot to kil l i fh el d co r r ectl y Th e .

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-
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,

t h e st a n d ar d lo a d f o r th e fiel d i s 3 d r .

of pow d e r a n d oz o fshot Th i s . .

g ives a kill i n g ra n g e up to 40 y d Th e .

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.
,

r om to l h a n d th e .
,

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r espo n d i g d r op a t th e h eel C C f r om
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a n d th e st a n d a r d lo a d is 2 14 d r o f
n

to 3 i n A fa i r l y st r a i g ht stock of
, ,
pow .

d er a n d oz o fshot B est k il l i n g
goo d l e n g th m a y b e r ecko n e d a ad
. .

n
r a n g e up to 3 0 y a r ds
v a n t a ge f o r t r a p shooti n g but f o r use
.

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,

i n th e fi el d a som ewh a t c r ooke d stock

-
or
w il d f
,
,

with mo r e d r op a t t he comb s a y owl i n g a s wel l a s upl a n d shoot

i n g th e 1 2 ga u g e i s th e b est choi ce
, ,

i n wit h i n d r op at th e h eel w ill

-
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a lthou g h t he 1 6 g a u e w il l b e f ou n d a
. .
,

mo r e f ull y m eet t h e a ve ra g e shoot e r s ’

g
-

i d e a of a w el l b a l a n ce d gu n Howeve r
- h a r d hit ti n g w e a po n Fo r th e g oo d
-
.

shot th e 20 ga u g e w il l p r ov e a fi n e
.
,

a s m en d if fe r a n d th e r e a r e a s m a n y ,
-

f a ces a n d eyes a s th e r e a re m e eve ry n,

l ittl e a r m f o r upl a n d wo r k o n l y t he ,

shoote r m ust d eci d e th i s q uest i o f or n g u n n e r m ust shoot wel l w it h th e sm a l l

b o r e to kil l h is b i r d cl e a n Co n t ra r y
h imsel f S o f a r a s th e c i r cum f
e e ce r n
.

to th e n ot io n t h e l a rg e b o r e n o t t h e
.

of t he g r ip i s co ce rn e d th e s ize o f th e
n , ,

shoote r s h a d a n d t h e l e n gth o fh i s
’
n
,
sm a l l g a u g e w il l b r i n g th e most ga m e
,

fi g e r s w ill d ec i d e th is d et a il Fo r a
n .
to th e n ov ice s b a g ’
.

M issio n C a n d l estick
Eve n thou g h a c a n d l est ick i s o n e o f
th e s i mpl est o ft h e sm a l le r househol d
f u rn ishi n g s i t n eve r th el ess c a n b e m a d e
Th M T k fh D p h h ,

a ve r y a tt r a ct iv e fe a tu r e
easu rem e nts ar e t at t e
C b d H l d fh S k f en o
e a e ro
om an t e toc r om t e
h F w d T igg
an ee , o .

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For th e ill ust ra te d m i ssio n desi g n a
or ar r er
,

sm a l l h a n d a 7 i n gr ip i s a b out r i g ht b a se 4 b y 4 by
,
—
i n shoul d b e pro , , ,

wh il e a gr i p o f i n wil l p ro b a b l y fi t vi d e d Th i s i s cut w ith th e g ra i n f

. .

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, ,

th e l a r g e h a n d w el l Th e q uestio n o f a i n w i d e gr oove
. i n deep a n d ex -
.
-
, .

st r a i gh t o r p istol gr ip is pu r el y a mat t en d i n g fr om o n e si d e to w ith i n in .

ter of pe r so n a l t a ste f o r o n e i s a s g oo d of th e opposite si d e I n th i s g r oove i s to

,

fi t th e h a n d l e wh i ch i s m a d e f
.

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of th e gu n i s co n ce r n ed p iece of b y 2 14 by 3 % i n stock
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abri c
o r pr e or .

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ol
t he p ape r t h e a ssist a n t supplyi n g th e lowe d out c a r e f
, ully .

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,
S PA D E S
oz o fp u r e c a stil e so a p a n d 14 oz .
, .

of g u m a r a bi c Al low th i s to cool a n d .
,

the n a d d 1 oz g l y ce r i n 1 oz st r o n g .
, .

a qu a a mmo n i a oz ch lo r o f orm a nd , .
,

2 oz sulph u r i c eth e r S h a ke w ell a n d . .

,

pou r e n ou g h o fth e m ixtu r e i n to a

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qu a r t b ottl e to fil l i t f o r 34 i n O n top .

of th is pou r n o t mo r e th a n 14 i n o f , .

ga sol i n e a n d sh a ke u n ti l c r e a m y Re , .

pe a t th e a d d itio n o fga sol i n e sh a k i n g ,

e a ch tim e u n til f ull Th e cl e a n i n g , .

mixtu r e w il l the n b e r e a d y f o r use a n d ,

m a y b e a ppl ie d w ith a ra g o r sm a l l ,

b r ush .

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C LUB S
a n d sh a ki n g th e m ixt u r e d oes n o t b e
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,

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p a p e r a n d p e n cil Whe n th e n a me o f c a se a llow i t to st a n d f
.

.
or a f ew m i n
th e ca r d i s w r itte n t h e p a pe r i s f
,

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, fth e excess g a sol i n e ,

b y t h e sp ect a to r a n d h a n d e d to the wh ich com es to th e top S h a k e w el l .

,

a ssist a n t w ith th e pe n o r pe n cil The a n d a d d a sm a l le r q u a n t it y o fga sol i n e

.

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.

a ssist a n t l a y s th e p e n cil a n d p a pe r o n ul l l a rg e r ,

a t a bl e i n ce r t a i n pos it io n s to d e s i g qu a n ti ties o fga sol i n e m a y b e a d d e d a t

n at e th e n am e o f th e c a r d P r evi ous a time .

to th is test th e pe r f
.

,
o r m e r a n d th e a s I t i s i n te r esti n g to n ote th a t th e mo r e
s i s t a n t m ust h a ve t h e positio n s o f the ga sol i n e i s a dd e d th e th icke r th e emul ,

p a pe r a n d p e n cil m e n t a ll y fixe d i n th e i r sio n b ecomes a n d if th e a d d itio n of ,

m i n d s Re f e r r i n g to th e sketch th e f
. ou r ga sol i n e a n d sh a ki n g i s p r olo n ge d a
, ,

Sides of th e t a b l e r ep r ese n t th e c a r d sem isol i d j ell y i s f o r m e d wh i ch w il l ,

suits vi z sp a d e s he a r ts cl ubs a n d n o t r u n f
,
.
, , r om a bottl e
, Co n t r i b ute d b y
,
—

d i a mo n ds ; a n d a n i m a g i n a ry c i r cl e H E Z s c hi e gn e r TV e l l s vi l l e N Y . .
, , . .

d ivi d ed i n to twelve p a r ts i n d i c a tes

th e n umbe r of th e c a r d 1 st a n d i n g f or
Locki n g Wi n d o w S a s h
,

a ce 2 f
, o r d euce a n d so o n , .

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b ee n w r itte n o n th e p a pe r pl a ces the to use two sm a ll but st r o n g h i n g es

, , , ,

p a pe r to i n d ic a te t he suit a n d th e pe n ,
on e f a ste n e d o n

cil i s l a i d so t h a t i t po i n ts to th e n u m e a ch side of th e
b er o n t h e i m a g i n a r y ci r cl e o r d i a l ,
top s a sh close to
.

Th e o n e show n i n th e sket ch i s d e s i g t h e uppe r e d g e

n a t i n g t he f ou r o fh e a r ts . of th e l o w e r
s a sh Th is a l .

D r y C l e a n i n g M ixtu r e
-
lows on e w i ng

of e a ch h i n g e t o
A n emul sio n o fga soli n e a n d w a te r 8 w i n g f r eely ,

i s m uch use d b y d ry cl e a n e r s f or re wh ich pe r m its it

movi n g g r e a se t a r a n d p a i n t spots to be swu n g ove r th e uppe r e d ge o fth e
, ,

f r om cloth i n
g I t i s i n th e f
. o rm o fa lowe r s a sh locki n g both secu r ely I n , .

th ick wh it e si r up wh i ch ev a po ra tes pl a ci n g t h e h i n g es i n th is posit io n th e y

, , ,

e n ti r ely a n d i s n o t i n j u r ious to a n y a r e out o fSi gh t a n d n o t i n th e wa y .

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A V I N G picked out a gu n th a t s a t is f a cto r y f d ucks a n d upl a n d

H “fits t h e m a n the m a tte r o f ,
”
,
or

ga me a n d th i s m a y b e ha d by p i cki n g
choke a n d p a tte r n shoul d b e c o n ou t a h a l f choked 1 2 ga u g e o r sel ect
- -
,

s i de re d Fo r t ra p Shooti n g a n d f
. or i ng a f ul l choked 1 6 ga u g e The 2 0
- -
.

w il d f owl i n g t h e ful l choke gu n m a y

,
-
g a u g e g ives a p a tte r n of a bout 2 45
b e co n si d e r e d a n eces sity si n c e it w i ll , Shot a n d t h us sc a tt e r s its ch a r g e ove r
,

th row t h e ch a rg e o fshot w ith i n a r el a too l a rg e a ci r cl e t o p rov e e f f

ective o n
t i ve l y sm a l l c i r cl e ; i n oth e r wo r ds , w ild f owl al thou g h it i s v e ry e f
, fectiv e
m a ke a d e n se r p a tt e r n Cho ke b o r i n g . o n U pl a n d g a m e wh ich i s fl ushe d n o t
,

i s a ccompl ishe d b y co n st r icti n g th e ove r 3 5 yd f r o m th e shoote r

. A gu n .

b a r r el at th e m uzzl e f ro m to p a tte r n i n g fr om 22 5 to 250 m a y b e c o n

i n th e amou n t o ft a pe r d epe n d i n g o n
.
,
s i d e r e d t h e i d e a l upl a n d
gu n a n d th i s ,

t h e s iz e o fth e b o r e a n d g a u g e Th e . m a y b e ha d by choo si n g a q u a r t e r
n a rr owi n g o fth e m uzzl e fo r ce s t h e choke d 12 ga u g e a h a l fchoked 16
-
,
-

ch a rg e o fshot t o g ethe r a n d p r eve n t s g a u g e o r a full choked 20 ga u g e g u n

,
- -
.

th e pel l ets f r o m Sc a tt e r i n g ove r a wide Thes e a r e k n ow n a s ope n choke d “ -

”

a rea G u n s a r e b o r e d w it h v a ry i n g d e
.
g u n s a r e th e most e f
, fect iv e a t sho r t
g r ees of chok e f r om t h e ful l t o th e
,
r a n g es up t o 3 5 , y d a n d c a n n ot b e d e .
,

pl a i n c y l i n d e r a n d th e m a n u f
,
a ctu r e r s pe n d e d upo n t o k il l cl ea n wh e n u se d
comp a r e t he m by r eco rd i n g th e n u m a t lo n g e r r a n g es .

b e r o fp ell ets w h ich a n y g ive n choke

Sh ti g wi t h B th E y
oo n Op o es en
wil l shoot i n a 3 0 i h c i r cl e a t 30 y d o r
-
. .
,

a n y oth e r r a n g e sel ecte d a s th e m a xi To h a n d l e th e we a po n w el l i s t he d e

m u m dist a n ce Th i s g ive s th e p a tte r n si r e o feve ry spo r tsm a n a n d t h i s k n a ck ,

r o m wh i ch w e fi n d t h a t th e f i s n ot d i f
.

f ul l choke fi cul t t o a tt a i n p r ov i d i n g th e ,

pr o d uce s 7 0 pe r ce n t t h e h a l f choke ,
n ovic e w il l m a k e a g oo d b e g i n n i n g
Fi r st o fa l l i t i s n ecess a r y to hol d th e
.

60 per ce n t th e q u a r te r ch oke 50 pe r
, ,

c e n t a n d th e c y l i n d e r 30 pe r ce n t
,
.
g u n co r r ectl y a n d wh il e th e f , o r w a rd
Fo r t r a p shooti n g a n d w il d f owl i n g h a n d m a y g r ip th e fo r e e n d a t a n y
t he expe r t co n si d e r s it esse n ti a l th a t co n ve n ie n t poi n t a w el l exte n d e d a r m
,

h is 1 2 g a u g e shoul d b e c a p a b l e of g ives a bette r co n t r ol o f th e gu n wh e n

-

t h row i n g n o t less th a n 300 p ell et s ; a im i n g by g ivi n g f

, r ee pl a y to a l l th e

h e n ce h e sel ects a ful l choked g u n with -

a p a tte rn of 3 0 0 o r bette r As a f
choke d 1 6 ga u g e w ill p a tt e r n a bout
-
m uscl es o fth e a r m ; h e n ce th e g u n
ull . shoul d b e h el d i n a m a n n e r n a tu ra l to
th e shoot e r r a t h e r th a n i n im it a tio n o f
,

2 75 it m a y be use d f
,
o r ducks w ith good th e st y l e of a n oth e r .

success Fo r a ge n e ra l pu rpose gu n a
.
—
, Th e o l d m a n n e r o fa im i n g t h e shot
patt e r n f r om 2 50 to 2 75 w il l p r ov e q uite g u n by closi n g o n e e y e a n d si g ht i n g
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alo n g the r i b i s f a st becom i n g obsol ete , m a st e r i n g w i n g shoot i n g i s to poi n t

f o r bette r shooti n g m a y b e d o n e b y th e g u n wh e r e b oth e y es a re looki n g ,

k eepi n g b oth eyes ope n D octo r C a r te r . and af te r a l ittl e p ra cti ce t h i s m a y b e

was th e fi r st g r e a t expo n e n t o fb i n oc d o n e qu ickl y a n d the ch a r g e th r ow n
,

ula r shoot i n g a n d w hil e but f e w m en

, mo r e a ccu ra t el y a t th e obj ect th a n b y
c a n hop e to a pp r o a ch thi s f a mou s g u n closi n g o n e e y e o r si ght i n g a lo n g the
,

n er s Ski ll eve r y o n e c a n l e a rn to b a r r el i n th e o l d m a n n e r
’

, .

h a n d l e a shot g u n mo r e q uickl y a n d Th K k fHi t ti g F l yi ng T g t

w it h gr e a t e r a ccu ra c y b y f
e na c o n 3 ar e
ollow i n g h i s
com mo n se n se m etho d I t m a y a ppe a r
—
. Wh e n shoot i n g a t cl a y t a r g ets o r ,

a bit st r a n g e at fi r st t o d is r e ga r d th e a t a fl y i n g bi r d a l low a n c e m ust b e

,

sights a n d keep both eyes Ope n a n d ,

ma de f o r th e swi f t n ess o ffl i g h t a n d
a i m th e g u n b y m e r ely po i n t i n g i t i n th e d ist a n ce f r om th e shoote r to th e

t h e d es i r e d d i r ect io n b u t to si gh t , ga m e o r i n oth e r wo r d s th e shoote r

, ,

a lo n g th e r i b a n d a tt empt to se e th e m ust c a l cul a t e th e spee d o ft h e fl y i n g

be a d o n th e m uzzl e e n d c a n o n l y m a k e t a r get a n d a ll ow th e p r ob a bl e t im e i t
a slow a n d pok y shot Th is o l d f a sh . wil l t a ke f or t h e shot to r e a ch i t s m a r k .

i o n e d m etho d m a y be g oo d e n ou g h f or To m a k e a q uick s n a p shot at th e fl y

m a ki n g p a tte rn s o n a st a t io n a ry t a r g et ,
i n g t a rg et t he g u n m a y b e d i r ect l y
,

but it i s n o t m uch o fa success f or th r ow n a t th e m a r k a n d d i sch a rg ed a s

wi n g shoot i n g Fo r fi n e r i fle s hooti n g . quickl y a s possi b l e o r th e gu n m ay ,

th e l e f t e y e is i n v a r i a b ly close d f or cove r th e m a r k a n d b e q ui ckl y swu n g

t a rg et wo r k but f
_

s n a p shoot i n g - a h e a d a n d th e ch a r e se n t a t t h e po i n t
or , g
b oth e y es a r e k ept ope n th e si g hts a r e ,
whe r e th e sw i f tl y movi n g b i r d wi ll be
d is r e ga r d e d a n d th e a i m i s t a ke n b y
,
f ou n d wh e n th e shot g et s th e r e S n a p .

poi nti n g t h e g u n a t t h e obj ect to b e shoot i n g is o n l y po ssibl e wh e n the

h it Ofcou r se t h e r e a r e m a n y g oo d
.
,
b i r d s a r e fl y i n g st ra i g ht a w a y o r q u a r
g u n n e r s who shoo t w it h o n e e y e t e r i n g a n d a s th e shoote r fi r e s po i n t
,

close d but th e n ov ice who i s a n x ious

,
bl a n k a t th e r a pi d l y mov i n g b i r d th e ,

to becom e a goo d wi n g s hot shoul d shot m u st b e d el ive r e d so ra pi d l y th a t

m a k e it a po i n t to p r a ct ic e w ith b oth o n l y a v e ry qui ck a n d r espo n s ive
ey e s ope n V isio n i s a lw a y s cl e a r e r
.
, t r i gg e r a n d a f a st m a n b a ck o fit c a n

a n d th e obj ect s mo r e a ccu r a t el y j u d g e d hope to sco r e eve n a f a i r pe r ce n t a e

g
with both e y es ope n th a n w ith o n e ,
of h its A mo r e ce r t a i n wa y o fa i m
.

a n d whe n t hi s i s d o n e a n d o n e e y e c o n ,
i n g a s n a p shot i s to t h r ow up th e
t r ol s th e l i n e o fa i m th e Shoot e r i s n o t , b a r r e l b elow th e bi r d th e n r a pi d l y ,

so l ikel y to m a ke m ist a ke s i n e s t i m a t swi n g i t to th e p r ope r el ev a t io n a h e a d ‘

i n g th e d i st a n ce s a n d th e ra pi d it y o f o fth e movi n g t a r g et a n d th r ow th e ,

th e fli ght o fh is g a m e I n shoot i n g .
, sho t a t th e poi n t wh e r e t he l i n e o ft h e
th e r i ght e y e n a tu ra l l y gove rn s the a i m a n d the fli g ht o f th e b i rd i n t e r sect .

r i g ht shoul d e r a n d v i ce v e r s a a n d t h i s
, ,
Fo r shot s a t q u a il woo d cock a n d pa r , ,

1 5 so because h a b it ha s t ra i n e d th e e y e t r i d g e i n th e b r ush th e qu ick s n a p shot

,

to d o th i s To fi n d wh ich is th e m a ste r
. of te n m ust be t a ke n r e g a rd le ss o fth e ,

eye hol d a pe n ci l out a t a rm s l e n gt h ’

ch a n ces of m iss i n g f o r to d el a y eve n

Wh e n a
, ,

a n d poi n t it a t som e sm a l l di st a n t o b a seco n d wil l los e th e b i r d .

j e c t with both e y es ope n the n close , b i r d r ises n e a r th e shoote r n o a l low

t e y e a n d i fth e pe n c il st il l
,

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,

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.

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.

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tape r i n g f r om 2 i n i n th e ce n t e r t o 1 .

i n a t th e e n ds shoul d b e s c r ewed
,

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,

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th is pa rt icula r pu rpo s e B efo r e gl ui n g . h ul l e specially wh e n th e c raf t i s u s ed

,

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,
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,

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,

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fi re a n d sp r e a d i t o n o n e si d e o ft h e t h e wei g ht o fth e c r a f t and i s fo r thi s
ca n vas w ith a st i f f b r ush Ofcou r se .
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,

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of
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.

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,

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bl e at th e st em a n d t a ck i n pl a ce r u n , ,
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-

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,

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,

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.

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segme n t s o f cloth a t th ese poi n t s .

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,

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A m e d i um w i d e b r imm ed ha t i n —
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te n th i s wh a t n o t ”

we a r f or th e woo d s Th e pu c ka wa y .
, i s r eso rt e d to whi l e i n th e woo d s .

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h i g h m occ a si n s w ith si n gl e sol e b a cco ; m a p o f th e r e g io n v i si te d ;

a r e su it a b l e to w e a r a b ou t th e c a mp . l e n g th o ff i sh i n g l i n e a n d hook ; a f ew

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A S i m pl e S e lf C on t a i n e d M o t or
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pe r m i t th e m a gn et to be p ushed
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,
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.
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. I fg ood combi n a t io n s o fcolo r s a r e
f a c e to b e cove r ed b u t tu r n ove r a b out , use d a ve ry b e a uti f ul kite w il l b e t h e
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, .

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magn eti sm d ucto r a n d th e d i r ectio n , o r pol a r it y , of
t h e m a gn eti c fi el d p ro d uced b y th e c u r
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ren t Th e cu r r e n t i n th e expe r i m e n t
wh ich m a y b e e a sily pe r fo r m ed w ill
.

,
i s to b e p r oduce d b y a b a tte ry co n sis t
s e rv e to p r ov e th e th eo ry th at the r e
i n g o fa sm a l l coppe r a n d z i n c pl a t e
f
.

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fl a t co r k , a s show n i n th e Sket ch , th e
whol e bei n g pl a ce d i n a gl a ss o r r ubbe r
vessel p a r tly fil l ed w it h d il uted s u l
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.

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coppe r a n d z i n c plates Th e el ect ro .

motiv e f o r c e g e n e ra ted w il l c a use a

cu r r e n t to ci r cul a te th r ou gh th e coi l
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.

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.

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.

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t h at used f or t h e cam e r a shoul d be pr o ,

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d e fi n ite system ; th a t s qu a r es w it h v e ry oth e r el em e n t o fm y ste ry a n d i n te r es t .

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.

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t u b e s shoul d b e p rovi d e d f o r th e sec a re show n i n Fi g 13 I t i s to b e . .

o n d a xl e s o as t o hol d t h e moto r i n mou n ted o n th e two pieces p r oj ect i n g

posit io n a n d to keep t h e wh eel s i n outw a r d o n t h e u n d e r si d e Ofth e
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.

r om u n de r t h e t a n ce a p a r t a s t hose d r il le d i n th e pro
j e c t i on s On e e n d o f thi s p iec e of i n su .

l a t io n i s ext e n d ed t o f o rm a mou n t i n g
f o r a thi n b ra ss Sp r i n g t h e e n ds o f ,

wh ich be a r o n t h e b r a ss col l a r s i n su
l a ted f rom t h e a xl es a s show n i n Fi g s ,
.

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a n d th e m ethod o f mou n t i n g i t a r e a ls o
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te n t i s suspe n de d by t h e r i d g e f rom a
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gr ou n d Th is fo r m o fte n t i s pa rti c u
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is f r e e f r om damp n es s a n d th e campe r ,

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f rom p r owl i n g a n im a l s w ithout th e use
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th e b r oke n e n d s with a pi ece o f o l d n um e r ous oth e r possibl e u ses D ev ice s .

i ro n w a te r pip e Th e b roke n e n ds of th is cha ra ct e r m a y b e pu r ch a sed but

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c r e a se d b y hav i n g th e sectio n s sho r t e r

p r evious a rt i cl es i s fe a sibl e o n ly w it h .

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sm a l l sc r ews Th e d ista n c e betwe e n .

th e ce nt er s of th e r a il s shoul d be 2 i n
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t he locomot iv e a n d r etu r n e d to th e Th e sectio n s O ft r ac k m a y b e fast e n ed

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sect io n m aki n g s u r e that n o r ail ha s ,

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to the locomot ive a n d r u n s m a d e a s ,
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m et a l m ay be d r ive n i n t o a woo d
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, ,

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A We e d i ng T o ol b o a rd , an d pl a ce d a stick i n th e v ise
A ha n dy weed i n g tool m a y b e m a d e
as show n . Wh e n th e v ise sc r ew wa s
of a n o l d c a se k n i f e o n e o fth e ki n d —

h a v i n g a woo d h a n d l e i s th e best R e .

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sh a n k a n d f a ste n i t with sc r ews as

c r ete T a ke a n o l d pa n a n d pl a ce i t .

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.

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,

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,

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.

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wh i ch it i s co n n ected as show n i n Fi g , . fiel d w i n d i n g s w il l b e r eve r sed .

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m a y be ca r r ie d out a s f ol lows : O bt a i n
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,

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.

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fe re n c e of th e sm a l l di a m e t e r po r t io n -
sim il a r to th e o n e show n a t B Fi g 2 , . .

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n a il i n to th e c l i n d e r a t e a ch d iv isio n r ect a n g l e so i t w ill m esh w ith t h e e n d s
y
poi n t th e n a i l be i n g pl a ced i n th e c e n
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.

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.

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w ith th e su r f‘

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.

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s io n poi n t s w ill b e m i d w a y betwee n th e b e tu rn ed a l l th e wa y a r ou n d .

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.

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t e n n i s n e t o r a r op e c a n b e r u n t h r ou gh u n d e r th e t ra y a n d up o n bot h si d es ,
,

th e out si d e m esh es l e n g thwise a s d e to p r ovi d e b e a r i n g s f o r a r ol l e r Th e .

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of c r oss sectio n s t hi s l ittl e d evice w ill
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a n d shoul d b e wou n d i n to b a ll s to keep s a n d p a pe r smooth .

it f rom k n ott i n g be f o r e th e r i g ht t im e . Th e ga u g e bo a r d Fi g 2 i s used f or , .

,

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i n d i a m ete r a r e r eq ui r e d
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Th e e quipm e n t f o r n ett i n g a ha m f t lo n g 4 i n w ide a n d 1 i n th ick

.
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m ock co n si sts o i a woo d n ee d l e o r , ei ght pe n n y n a il i s d r ive n i n to th e

-

shuttl e a ga u g e bo a rd f
,
or th e lo n g bo a rd 1 i n f r om th e r i gh t ed g e a n d 2
.

m esh e s at th e e n d s a n d a m esh stick , i n f r om th e e n d a s show n b y M a l

.
, ,

f o r th e r e g ul a r n etti n g o fth e m a i n lowi n g it to p r oj ect a bout 1 i n a n d

bo d y of th e h a mmock a l l o fwh ich w il l
.

, sl a n t i n g a l ittl e tow a r d th e e n d ; t h e
b e d esc r i b e d i n d et a il . oth e r n a i l N wil l be loc a ted l a te r .

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,

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.
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m a pl e o r oth e r h a rd wood b ut v e ry , a n d s a n d p a pe r th em v e r y smooth .

sa t i sf a cto r y o n es c a n be cut f r om g oo d Th e m a ki n g o fth e n e t b y a speci a ll y

g r a i n e d pi n e Th e sketch Fi g 1 shows d evi se d sh uttl e i s c a ll ed n a t t i n g
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.
, .
, ,

th e g e n e r a l sh a pe of the sh uttl e o n e , n etti n g wh e n do n e w ith a fi n e th r e ad

,

end bei n g poi n t ed a nd th e oth e r

a n d a suit a bl y fi n e sh uttl e M uch m a y .

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. be do n e i n u n i qu e l a c e wo rk d esi gn s -
,

f o r e b e g i n n i n g t o cut dow n to s ize . a n d wh e n co a r se r m a te r i a l a n d l a r g e r

P l a ce a com p a ss at th e ce n te r of th e shuttl es a r e u sed such a r t icl es as fi s h . .

end a n d w it h a r a di us of i n de n ets t e n n i s n ets a n d h a mmock s m a y

sc r ibe th e a rc AB With th e i n te r
.
, ,

. be m a d e Th e o l d k n ot use d i n n a t t i n g
.

sectio n s o i th i s a r e a n d th e s id e l i n es wa s di f ficult to l e a r n a n d t h e r e was a

of th e n eedle C a n d D a s ce n t e r s a n d
, , , k n ack to i t th a t wa s e a sily f o rgotte n ,
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but th e r e i s a sl i gh t mod i fi c a t io n of th i s t he l eft ove r t h e th umb a n d u p o ve r a

po r tio n o fth e r i n g a n d p a ss th e sh u t
.

k n ot th a t is q u i t e e a s y to l e a r n a n d
t o m a ke Th e mo d i fie d k n ot w il l b e
. tl e u n d e r th e two t a ut co rds a n d b r i n g
t he o n e d esc r i be d . i t up betwee n th e th umb a n d t h e t wo
T h e sh utt l e i s fi r st wou n d by loop
i n g t h e co r d ov e r th e t o n g ue as show n ,

i n F1g 4 th e n b r i n g i n g i t d ow n to th e
.
,

f o r ke d e n d a n d up t o th e ope n i n g o n
th e opposit e si d e ; the n th e co r d i s
a g a i n loope d ove r t he to n g ue a n d r e

t u rn e d to th e f o rk o r pl a c e o fst a r t i n g .

Co n ti n ue wi n d i n g b a ck a n d f o r th u n
t il th e sh uttl e i s f ul l Th e sh utt l e w il l .

a ccommo d a te f r om 2 0 to 3 5 compl ete

r ou n d s I f th e sh uttl e i s too f
. ul l i t
c row d s i n passi n g t h r ou g h th e meshe s
a n d d el a y s th e wo r k .

Att a ch o n e o ft h e ga l v a n ized r i n g s
by m e a n s o fa sho r t co rd to th e n a i l
i n th e ga u g e bo a r d a s show n i n Fi g 2
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. .
,

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.

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,
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n a il ,
N Ti e th e co r d e n d o ft h e sh ut
.

tl e to th e r i n g b r i n g t h e sh uttl e d ow n
,

a n d a r ou n d th e n a i l N ; th e n b r i n g it Af t e r t he C pl i ft he Lo n g M h i
om et o n t he R
b a ck a n d p a ss i t th r ou g h th e r i n g f
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.

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.
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, .

j ec t s ove r t h e e d g e of th e bo a rd to t i gh t u n d e r th e th umb S l ip th e l o n g
fth e n a il N a n d ti e a s impl e
.

m a ke i t e a si e r t o p a ss th e sh uttl e loop o f
t h r ou g h D r a w th e co r d up t ightly
.
k n ot a t th e m a r k P Th is l a st k n ot i s
.

t ied i n th e lo n g loop to p r eve n t l oos e

n ess .P r ocee d with th e n ext loop as
w ith th e fi r st a n d r epe a t u n ti l th e r e a r e
3 0 lo n g m e sh es .

Af te r compl et i n g th ese m esh es

a n cho r th e r i n g b y i ts sho r t co r d to a
hook o r oth e r st a t io n a ry obj e ct Th e .

a n cho ra g e shoul d be a l ittl e a bov e th e

l eve l f o r tyi n g th e k n ots o ft h e n e t .

T ie th e co rd of th e sh uttl e t o th e l e f t
outsi de loop a n d a l w a y s wo r k f rom th e
l ef t to th e r i g ht ; a n d th e fi r st t im e
a c r os s se e th a t t h e lo n
g me sh e s do n o t
c ross ove r e a ch oth e r but a re kept i n ,

th e o r d e r i n wh ic h th ey a re a ttach ed to
th e r i n g .

Af te r t y i n g th e co rd to th e me sh 1 ,

Fig 6 b r i n g th e m esh sti ck i n to u s e

.
, .

F| G 5
.

Pa ss th e co rd dow n ove r t h e m esh

The Sh l utt e is Fi
rs t Wou n d a n d t he Lo n g Lo o p s
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at One E n d F o r m e d o ve r t he G a u ge Sik
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an d put th e th umb o n top o f th e co rd uppe r sid e o fth e m esh stick a n d pu t
O Fi g 5 t o p r eve n t it f
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b a ck t h n th row a l oop oft h e co rd to
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tl e up t h ro ugh t h e loop 2 a n d d ra w th e co rd w ill b e a t t he l e f t re ady to b e ,

th a t dow n to th e m esh stick S h i f t th e .

gi n a g a i n S l ip a l l th e m esh es o f
. fth e
thumb f rom th e fi r st positio n to th e mesh stick It m a kes n o d i f . f e ren c e
seco n d Th r ow t h e co r d to th e l e f
. t whe n th e m esh es a r e t a ke n o f fthe stick ,

ove r th e th umb a n d about th e loop 2 , but the y must a l l com e o f fb e f ore a n e w

as show n i n Fig 7 a n d b r i n g th e shut r o w is be gu n H a vi n g th e r i n g a t .
.
,

t a c he d to th e a n cho r a g e b y a co r d
m a kes i t e a s y to fl ip th e wo r k ove r .

B e su r e t o flip to th e r i g h t a n d th en t o
th e l eft al te r n a tely to p r eve n t th e
tw ist i n g wh ich woul N
, d r esul t i f tu rn e d ‘

o n e wa y a l l th e t im e .

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FI G 9 F| G I 0
.
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th e oth e r s w hich m a y b e bette r u n d e r

.

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,

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stoo d b y r e f e r e n c e to Fi g :8 Th e k n ots .

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, ,

se r ies Th e co r d i s b r ou g ht d ow n ove r
a n d up betwee n th e l a r g e b a ckw a r d
.

t h e m esh stick a n d up th r ou gh m esh 1

loop a n d th e co r d s o ft he m esh 2 a n d wh e n th e loop i s b r ou ht dow n it
,

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.

g
m a y n o t d ra w to th e m esh stick a t it s
th e k n o t ve ry ti g ht Th is m a kes th e .

ce n te r ; it i s apt t o d o oth e r wise a n d a

fi r st n ett i n g k n ot Co n ti n ue th e co r d .

si d eway p ul l i s n ecess a r y Which i s

a r ou n d th e m esh stick p a ss it u p ,

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,
pull e d so th a t th e k n ots Q a n d R a r e
,
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,

th e l e ft of th e m e sh 3 a n d d ra w ve r y
.

d ow n i t shoul d pul l to pl a ce w ithout

ti ght a n d do n o t a llow a m esh to b e
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,

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.

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,
u n t il a n e t 8 ft lo n g i s m a d e Wh e n th e
. .

,
co r d g ive s out r ew i n d t h e sh uttle a n d
give t roubl e i n futu r e ope ra tio n s .

t ie with a sm a l l k n ot th a t w il l n ot sl ip .

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’

th e s impl e sq u a r e k n ot show n i n Fi g 9 .

i s ve r y g oo d I t i s too e a s y to m a ke .

to n eed d i r ect io n b ut u n l ess i t i s ,

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,

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,

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.

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compl ete d p r oceed to m a ke th e l o n g

,

Co n ti n u e ac ross th e se r ie s u n ti l al l loops a s at th e be g i n n i n g Th e sam e .

of t h e l o n g loops h a v e b ee n use d a n d g a u g e bo a r d c a n b e u se d but t h e t y i n g ,

t h is w il l b r i n g t h e wo rk to th e r i gh t occu r s at both e n d s a n d si n ce th e p a i r s ,

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.
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,

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m er as f ol lows a n d c a r d to g eth e r a n d fi t i t to th e c ut ,

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h a n d i n s i d e out moi ste n t h e p a tch with ,

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,

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i s l a rg e it i s e a sie r to l a y th e moi ste n ed

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to it th e n p r e ss h a r d i n pl a c e A f , te r .

t h e ceme n t ha s tho r ou ghl y d r ie d out ,

so a k th e p a tch i n w a te r a n d r emov e -

th e b it o fc a rd Th i s gives a p a t ch .

f a ste n e d secu r ely to th e ext r em e e d g es

fl a t w a t e r ti g ht a n d as fit to st a n d boil
,
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i n g as a n y p a tch f o r ste r i l iz i n g Af t er , .

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OYS i n a m a n u a l t r a i n i n g cl a ss b e pe r so n a l u se c a r i n g f o r col l a r s h an d
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ke r ch i e fs etc ; t h e sm a l l e r boxes a r e
, .

m a ki n g o fsm a ll c he s t l i ke boxes b ou n d ,
f o r th e d r esse r p r ov i d i n g f o r th e c a r e
,

w ith o r n a m e n t a l m et a l a n d a d a pte d , o fj ew el r y a n d sim il a r sm a l l a r ti cl es .

them to a g r e a t v a r iet y o fuses Th e . Th e b oxes p rove d g re a t f a vo r ites a s

b oxes w e r e d esi g n e d t o suit th e t a st e gif ts a n d th e mo n o gr a m o fth e r e

,

o fth e m a ke r a n d f o r use a s g love c i pi e n t m a y b e etche d i n to th e m etal

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, .

h a n d ke r ch i e f j ewel ry t oil et t r e a su r e
, , ,
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a n d othe r b oxe s l i n e d wit h s ilk a n d

, , a bl e m a t e r i a l fo r t h e m a ki n g of t h e
fi n i sh e d i n wa x a n d v a r n ish i n v a r ious , b oxes a s it h a r mo n i zes w el l w it h th e
,

st a i n s O a k wa s u se d f
. or most o f pl a i n m et a l t r i mm i n g s Th e q u a r te r .

them a n d t h e met a l s emplo y e d we r e

, s a we d v a r iet y is p r e fe r a bl e b ei n g mo r e ,

l a rgely coppe r a n d b r a ss a l thou gh , o rn a me n t a l a n d l ess l ikel y to w a r p

,

silve r is suit a bl e f o r sm a l l boxes Th ey . o r twi st Fo r most o f

. t h e b oxes stock ,

a re simpl e i n co n st r uct io n a s show n ,

i n th ick is su it a bl e a lthou g h th i s
.
,

i n th e wo r k i n g d r a wi n g s a n d c a n b e ,
m a y b e cut d ow n t o in f or t h e .

m a d e i n t he hom e wo r kshop T h e . sm a l l e r boxe s i f co n ve n i e n t ,

Th e .

photo gr a ph r ep r oduce d shows a g r oup m et ho d o fj o i n i n g t h e pi eces i s s im il a r

of boxes f o r v a r ious p u r poses
, and i n ,
i n a l l th e v a r iet ies o fb oxes a n d t h e ,

seve r a l st y l es o fm et a l b i n d i n g Th e . j ewel box il l ust ra te d i n th e wo r ki n g

lo n g box a t th e top i s f o r g l oves o r d r a wi n g s w il l b e t a ke n a s a spec im e n .

t ies ; t he l a r ge r o n es a re f o r t h e boys
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Th e si d es o fth e box a r e b utt e d a ga i n st

Th es e G if B x
t o es. Ti r m m ed w ih
tOr n a m e n t a lM l
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a d e b y B oy s i n a M l T i i
anua - r a n ng Cl as s
g Gl Sh
o w n A b o ve ; t he L a r g e r B o e s A r e f x H d k hi f
.

A Lo n o ve B o x i s or an er c e s,
a n d th e S ll
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th e e n ds l appi n g ove r th em flush a n d

, , , Th e box should b e ha n dl e d a s l ittl e a s
n a il e d w ith sm a l l b r a d s Th e b ottom . possi b l e wh il e th e m et a l t r imm i n g s a re
i s fitte d betwe e n t h e si des a n d e n d s , b ei n g fitted a n d be f o r e th e fi n ish i s
, ,

a n d n a il e d so th a t th e n a il s a r e c o n a ppl ie d shoul d be go n e ove r l i gh tl y

wit h s a n d p a pe r to r emove d i rt Whe n
,

c e a l e d b y t h e m et a l b a n d s a t th e f ou r ,
.

co rn e r s a n d a t oth e r po i n t s i fb a n d s
, , th e met a l pi eces a r e fitte d a n d r e a d y ,

a re pl a ce d n e a r th e m i d d l e Th e stock to be f a ste n e d i n pl a c e th e fi n ish m a y

Wa r m b r ow n s
.
,

f o r th e box i s cut a n d fi n i sh e d o n a l l b e a ppl ie d to th e box .

,

si d es to th e f ol lowi n g d im e n sio n s : a l l or othe r d a r k o ak fi n ish es a r e best-

,

p iece s to b e i n thi ck ; top . by , suite d t o th e s impl e st y l e o fchest a n d ,

i n ; two s i d es 1 778 b y 7 i h ; two

.
, . th e met a l fitti n g s A co a t o fst a i n .

en d s ,
b y 4 i h ; bottom 3 14 b y .
, shoul d b e a ppl ie d a n d th i s f ol low e d
,
-
,

i n ches whe n d ry b y a co a t of fi ll e r r u bb e d
, ,

wel l i n to th e po r e s o fth e wood Th e

.

Al l th e p ieces shoul d b e sc ra pe d c a r e .

f ul l y to a smoot h fi n ish a n d th e n a il s ,
fill e r sh oul d be p e r m itted to d ry h a r d ,

st a r te d w ith a n a wl o r a sl i ghtl y fl a t ,
a n d th e su r f a ce i s th e n s a n d p a pe r e d

t e n e d n a il o fth e s a m e siz e fitte d i n to ,

a h a n d d r ill
v e ry l i g ht ly w it h a fi n e g r a d e o fp a pe r
Ext r em e c a r e m ust b e
.
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No 00 i s be st D o n o t r u b th rou gh
. .

t a ke n i n n a il i n g th a t th e su r f
, ,
a ce o f th e fill e r o r st a i n p a r ti cul a r l y a t t h e ,

t h e woo d i s n o t m a r r e d wh ich is l ike l y , co r n e r s \V a x i s th e most r e a d il y a p

.

to occu r i fth e n a il s a r e d r ive n i n to th e pl i e d oute r fi n ish S eve r a l co a ts m a y .

woo d too ra pi d ly o r w ithout st a r ti n g

,
b e use d to g i ve a su b st a n t i a l fi n ish A .

hol es f o r them Th e f. eet a r e cut f r om co a t o fshell a c f ollowe d b y co a ts o f

,

a st r ip ,
i n th i ck a n d 3A i n w i d e t h e
. .
,
r u b b i n g v a r n i sh d r i e d wel l a n d r ubbe d
,

cut e d g es bei n g s a n d p a pe r e d smo oth b etw ee n co a t s w it h No 0 0 s a n d p a pe r .

,

without d est r o y i n g th e sq u a r e n ess a n d m a y b e a ppl i e d f o r a h i g h g loss fi n ish -

.

t he sh a rp co r n e r s Th e y a r e n a il e d to
. Th is is a mo r e i n vol ve d p r ocess a n d r e
th e b ot tom o fth e box w ith b r a d s c a r e , q ui r es th a t th e v a r n i sh b e r ub b e d d ow n
b ei n g t a ke n to h a v e th e e n d g r a i n o f w it h pum ice sto n e a n d w a te r a n d fi n ,

e a ch block a t th e e n d o fth e box pa r ,

i s he d w ith a n oil pol ish .

t i c u l a r l y i fth e m et a l t r im mi n g s d o Coppe r o r b r a ss o fNo 2 0 ga u g e o r , .

n o t cove r th e bl ocks . l i ght e r i s suit a bl e f

, o r th e m a ki n g o f

Th e cove r i s fixe d i n pl a ce w ith sm a l l t h e t r imm i n g s Th e d et a il s o fth e .

pl a i n b u tt s cou n te r su n k i n to th e woo d
, , h a n d l e s a r e show n i n th e sketch a t t h e ,

on e l eaf i n to th e top a n d th e oth e r i n to r i ht Cut b ck pl t e i b 1

g . a a a n y 1 4 , .

th e b a ck o fth e b o x A simpl e r m etho d . i n a n d fit th e h a n d l e o fw i r e to it b y

.
,

i s to set bot h l e a ves o fth e h i n g e i n to m e a n s o fa st r a p b e n t f r om a st r ip o f

,

th e e d g e o fth e b a ck C a r e must b e . m et a l i n by
,
in . Th e oth e r b a n d s .

t a ke n i n fitt i n g th e h i n g es th a t th e y a r e a r e m e r el y st r ips to i n i n wi d th
, .
,

set i n l i n e w ith th e b a ck o ft he box , a n d fitte d to t he size o f t h e box whe r e ,

and hol es f o r th e sc r ews shoul d be a ppl i e d S t ra p h i n g es of th e sam e

.

m ad e b ef o r e d r ivi n g th em i n to pl a ce . m et a l m a y be m a d e b u t th e most c o n ,

Too m uch c a r e c a n n ot b e t a ke n with v e n i e n t metho d f o r th e a m a t eu r i s to

th e fit ti n g o fth e h i n g es a s th e p r ope r , fit th e m et a l st r ips i n to pl a ce a t th e

fitt i n g o fth e l i d b oth a s to r est i n g
, h i n g es me r el y a s o r n a m e n t a l f
, e a t u r es .

l evel a n d bei n g i n l i n e w ith th e e d g es - V a r ious t y pes o flocks m a y b e fitt ed

o fth e b ox d epe n ds o n t h e fitt i n g o f
, i n to th e box a n d f o r th e wo r ke r h a v i n g
,

th e h i n g es . th e n ecess a r y skil l it i s i n t e r est i n g to ,

Af te r t h e co n st r uctio n wo r k a n d m a k e a h a sp a s i n d ic a ted i n th e sket ch

, .

n a il i n g i s compl eted th e box m a y b e , Th e desi gn i n g a n d m a ki n g o fth e

s a n d p a pe r e d c a r e f ul l y r ub b i n g i n th e , m et a l t r immi n g s a f f o r d s u n l im ite d o p
d i r ect io n o fth e gra i n a n d bei n g c a r e ,
po rt u n i t y f o r o r i g i n a l it y a n d a good ,

f u l n o t to r ou n d o fl th e e d ge s u n d ul y
’
. pl a n i s to fit th e d esi r ed st r ips cut ,

Th e o ve rs a n d pa pe r i n g o f woo d wo rk f r om p a pe r to th e box be f
, o r e m a ki n g
ma r ks th e wo r k of th e c a r el ess n ovi ce . t hem o fth e m et a l I t i s w el l t o re .
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A P i an o or Re a di n g La m p
B Y WILLIA M E FI N KE R N A G E L .

H E l a mp il l ust ra te d w a s d e si gn e d M a ke a l l th e p i eces smooth i n g a n d ,

f
o r u s e i n r ea d i n g th e d oi n g o f fi n ish i n g th ei r su r f a ce s w ith a sc r a p e r ,

b ef
,

h a n d wo r k a t wh ich o n e is se a te d i n a o r e a ssem b l i n g th e p a r t s Th e c a p .

ch a i r a w a y f r om a t a b l e l a mp or f A m a y b e m a d e fi r st S qu a r e th e p i ece
‘

or ,
.

l i ghti n g a p i a n o r a ck I t i s l i gh t .
,
t o 6 i n a n d cut a 14 i n ch a m f
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r e a d ily move d a b out e a sil y m a d e a n d ,

th e uppe r e d ge Cut th e 2 b y 3 i n .
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.

block o n o n e o f it s d i a go n al s a n d
,

smooth it to f o r m t h e b r a ces B S qu a r e
t he e n d s o fth e post C to a l e n gth o f40
.

i n a n d smooth up t h e si d e s
.
, S qu a r e .

t h e col um n b a s e D t o 4 i n a n d cut a .

%6 i n ch a m f
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. e r a r ou n d it s uppe r s i d e .

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of 3 i n a n d a l e n g t h o f1 6 i n
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f
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cut out f r om t h e lowe r s i d es o fth e

c r o ss b ra ces Ch isel th e wood a w a y

.

betwee n t h e hol e s a n d smoot h t h e r e

s u l t i n g su r f a ces Th e h a l fl a p j oi n t
.
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.

by wh ich th e c r os s b r a ces a re j oi n e d ,

m a y t he n b e m a d e I t shoul d n o t b e .

m a d e u n t il t h e lowe r po r t io n s a r e cut
out o ft h e c r oss b ra ces a n d th e r e ,

m a i n i n g po r tio n s a r e m a de o fex a ctl y

th e s a m e w i d th i n a cco r d i n g to
. .
,

the d r a wi n g Th e j oi n t m ust be fitte d

.

t i ghtl y i n w h a t i s t e r m e d a d r ivi n g
fit o r it w il l n o t b e st ro n g e n ou gh
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,

m a y b e a d opte d t h a t w il l p r ove s a t is
an o e e a e,

o f pl e a si n g desi gn I t com b i n es c o n .
f a cto r y : Fix th e c a
p A to th e top o f
st r uct io n i n woo d a n d m et a l , i s i n ex th e post w ith g l u e a n d i n dowels -
.
,

pe n sive a n d w it hi n th e r a n g e o fa c a r e b o r ed n o t q uit e th r ou g h t h e c a p .

S c r ew s m a y be u se d f
,

f u l a m a t eu r c ra f tsm a n Th e pe d est a l o r thi s p u r pose ,

.

i s show n a ssem b le d a t t h e l e f t a d n
but th e y m a r th e fi n ish of th e uppe r
s u rf a c e o ft h e c a p G lu e th e b r a ces
,

a b ov e a re det a il e d sketch e s of th e .

p a r ts Th e co n st r uct io n o fth e sh a d e B i n to t h e co rn e r s to s u ppo r t t he c a p '

Th e y shoul d b e w a r m e d be f
.

wh ich i s 1 8 i n squ a r e is show n a t th e

,
o r e a ppl y
i n g th e g l ue a n d r u b b e d sl i g htl y to
.
,

r i g ht Th e ce n t r a l post i s 40 i n lo n g
b r i n g th em i n to pl a ce t i g htl y a n d to
. .

a d 2 in
n squ a r e a n d th e b a se m e a s
d i st r ibut e th e g l u e eve n l y S ma l l
.
,

u r es 1 6 i n o n th e a r ms .

b ra ds m a y b e us ed to n a i l th em i n
. .

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lows : pl a ce but c a r e must be take n n ot to
,
.

m a r th e fi n i sh
1 pi k f p
.

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, .

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i ng th e b a se shoul d b e gl ued i n t he , S ew i n g Ra c k A tt a ch e d t o R o ck e r
h a l fl a p j oi n t a n d fixe d t o t h e col um n
-

b a se w it h gl ue a n d d owe ls o r sc r ew s ,
A ck l ike th a t sh ow n i n th e i l lus
ra

su n k i n to sockets f r om t h e lowe r s id e t ra t i o n i s co n ve n i e n t a s a suppo r t for

of th e b races a rt icl e s bei n g sew e d o r r ep a i r ed by t h e

Wh e n th e g l ue ha s d r ied th e ped es
.

t a l shoul d b e sc r a pe d a n d c le a n e d pre
p a ra to ry to a fi n a l sa n d p a pe r i n g b e f o re
a ppl y i n g th e st a i n a n d v a r n i sh .

Th e a r m s G f o r t h e sh a d e hol d e r a r e

m a d e o fst r ips o fb ra ss o r copp e r 1 i n , .

wi d e a n d 8 % i n lo n g; b e n t to t h e .

p r ope r f o r m as sh ow n i n t h e sketch,
.

Th e st ra i g h t e n d 2 i n l o n g i s p rov i d e d , .
,

with t wo hol e s t h r ou gh w h i ch sc r ews

a r e fixe d i n to th e top o f t h e cap .

Th e sha d e is co n st r ucte d a s f ol lows :

M a ke a 4 i n squ a r e H o fb r a ss st r ip
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1 i n w i d e a n d sol d e r o r r ivet it at t h e
.
,

j oi n t M a ke t h e l ow e r sq u a r e J o fth e
.

s a m e m ate r i a l a n d i n t h e s a m e wa y ,

18 i n o n e a ch si d e
. S ol d e r i n w i re .
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.
,

of a l e n gt h t h a t w il l g iv e t h e d e si r e d

sl a n t to t h e sh a de a t th e co rn e r s o fth e ,

squ a r e s f o rm i n g a r ig i d f
,
ra m e f o r th e

cove r i n g Cloth o r silk m a y b e us e d T he S wi gin ng Rac k F ld

o s u n d er t he Arm o ft h e Ch i a r
Wh N
.

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to cove r th e f
en ot in
r am e .

The b ra ce s f o r th e sh a d e m a y th e n hom e wo rke r I t was mad e by f a ste n

be f a ste n ed t o th e top o ft h e cap
.

as , i n g two b a r s f r om a tow el ra ck t o th e
show n i n t h e a ssembly sket ch a n d , a rm o f th e r ock e r b y m ea n s o fa bolt
the i r e n d s sh a pe d to hol d the f Whe n n o t i n use t h e b a r s a r e f
.

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m i n e upo n th e size o fth e p r opose d i h a n d fit th e pi eces i n to pl a ce c a r e .

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use d a s co n ve n ie n tl y a s oth e rw ise .

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i n a pa n o n top o fit A woo d e n box .
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th r ou g h th e bottom o fth e box a n d H ou s e

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l i n es g a u g e d f o r t h e d epth a n d w i d th .

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p r oj ect i n g e d g e . low t h e d i r ect io n s fu r n ish e d .

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m a d e up o f a a n d C o u n t e r we i ght
l o w fou r l e gg e d
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t a b o r e t upo n ope r ate d by a pe d a l l e a v i n g both h a n d s
wh ich a 1 2 i n - .

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,

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.

t he wo rk i s a de
w o o d i s fixed v ic e a pp r ec i a t ed
,

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by p h o t o g r a
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,

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,

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in
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j a r s l ook equ a ll y wel l upo n th e st a d n .
t r i m A n o rd i
th e be a ut y o fwh ich d epe n d s m uch n a ry t r im m i n g
.

upo n i t s w o r km a n sh ip a d fi n i s h n
boa r d i s mou n te d
Edw a r d R S m ith Wa ll a Wa l la Wa sh
.

o n a p a cki n g box
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o fs u i t a b l e
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, .

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a h e a vy co r d o r w i r e r u n s to th e
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’ h a n dl e of th e k n i f e so th a t p r essu r e ,

o n th e ped a l ope r a te s t h e k n i f e Th e
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.

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,

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a zi n e I p r ese r ve
,
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my b a ck n u m B l a n ch a r d N ew Y o rk N Y
. .

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of i n d e x an d
p a g e se a r ch i n g for I n v a l i d i n B e d

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,

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a c o n v e n i ent to a p a ti e n t i n bed a n d n o i n v a l i d ,

pl a n o fi d exi g n n t a bl e i s a t h a n d use a n o r di n a ry fold

,

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i n g c a r d o r se r vi n g t a bl e U n f ol d o n e .

t iele to wh ich I e n d ove r t he bed a n d a spl e n di d sub

,

expect to r e f er . s t i tu t e t a bl e i s p r ovided useful f or ,

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, , If .

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, th e t abl e r est s too l o w o n th e bed ,

d a te o fissu e o fthe a r t icl e I pl a ce . a d j ust i t w ith cush io n s Th is i s far .

th ese sl ips a t th e p r ope r p a ges i n th e mo r e co n ve n i e n t th a n usi n g a t ra y .

m a ga zi e s o a s to p ro j ect a t th e top
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T a lki n g-M ach i n e Cabi n e t o r t he
si d e s a n d b a ck O th e r p a r ts o ft he .

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, r a m es o f the
p y 1, i n p a n el s f
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r om a p a cki n g box
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p a n el s we r e made f r om a goo d
qu a l ity o fth r ee ply stock w it h -
,

a h a r d woo d f a ce wh ich wa s ,

3 c r a p e d s a n d p a pe r ed a n d , ,

b rou gh t to a v e r y smooth fi n
i sh Th e m a te r i a l h a ppe n e d to .

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a dd e d t o th e e f fect wh e n it wa s
st a i n e d a n d v a r n ish e d P i ece s
of
.

th i s stock w e r e use d f o r th e
sou n d i n g ho rn a n d f o r othe r i n
t e ri or fitti n g s such a s the ,

sh elve s f or r eco r d s and th e

d ra we r b e l ow th e ho r n S p a ce .

is p r ovi d ed f o r a l a r g e supply
of r eco r d s .

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moto r a tu r n t a b l e a n d a sou n d , ,

a rm f r om a d isk m a ch i n e we r e

fitt e d i n to t he c a b i n et a n d ga ve
Thi C b i w M d b W dw k C
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a n d p a r ts f
,

r om seco n d h a n d t a lk i n l a cki n g a n d v a rn i sh i n g it w ith seve r a l

g m a ,

ch i n es we r e use d to m a ke t h e c a b i n et co a ts ga ve th e c a b i n et a l most a com

, ,

sh ow n i n th e photo gr a ph r ep r o d u ce d m e r c i a l fi n ish a n d a t a cost o f . .

T he sc r ee n wa s cut d ow n to f o rm a f o r a l l m a te r i a ls .

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.
,

and wh e n th e pl a n ts a r e r e a d y f or
A n ovel m ethod of c a r i n g f o r sm a l l
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pl a n ti n g th e sh el l s m a y b e b roke n a n d
, .

pl a n t s u n t il th e y a r e r e a d y to b e set out t h e pl a n ts set without d istu r b i n g

i n t h e ga r de n is show n i n th e p hoto th e r oot s Ch a r l e s D a r l i n g to n D e s
—
,

g r a ph r ep r o d uce d Hol e s w e r e b o re d
. Mo i n e s I a , .

i n th e botto m o f th e t il l o fa n o l d t r u n k
"

a n d e g gsh el ls fi t te d i n to the m S ee d s .

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I n r ifle p ra ct ic e it i s o f te n d esi r a bl e
to p r ovi d e a t a r get w h ich w il l i n d ic a t e
to th e m a r ksm a n wh e n th e bul l s e y e ’
-

i s st r uck Th e d evi c e sh ow n i n th e
.

sketch a r ra n g e d b eh i n d a n o r d i n a r y
,

c a r d t a r get ha s g ive n s a tis f

, a cto r y r e

s u l t s o n a p r iv a t e r a n g e a n d c a n e a sil
y ,

b e a d a pte d f o r oth e r use s .

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,

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woo d e n b a se 4 b y S b y i n o n wh i c h,

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n A n O pe n i n g C 1 1 /g i n i n d i a mete r i s
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in .
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o r Te n n i s Cou r t

h i n g e oppos it e t o th e ope n i n g A n .

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an ,
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el ec t r i c bell i s mo u n t e d upo n th e b a se
,
cou r t wh ich wa s i n b a d co n d it io n th e
, ,

u n d e r th e sm a l l e n d o fth e h i n g e A . two m a n s c r a pe r show n i n th e sketch

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st a n da r d F p r ov i d ed w ith a c r oss a r m
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the ope n i n g a n d th e m a gn et A th umb .

sc r ew wit h a l ock n ut exte n d s th r ou gh

the c r oss a r m e n ga g i n g th e r e a r s i d e
,

of th e st ra p h i n g e a n d pe r m its a n a d ,

j ustme n t o fd ist a n c e b etwe e n th e co r e

of th e m a gn et a n d th e su r f ac e of th e
hi n g e A bel l o r buzze r H i s c o n
.
, ,

n e c t e d a s i n d ic a te d th r ou g h th e b a t ,

t e r y ci r cuit Th e el ect r om a gn et i s c o n
.

n e c t e d t h r ou g h t h e b a tte r y a n d push

butto n J .

Th e st r a p h i n ge n o r m a ll y r est s
a ga i n st th e el ect r om a n et T he f o r ce
g .

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wa s S e ve e d
of
en n s o u rt m oo t by
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a n y p r oj ectil e p a ss i n g th r ou g h th e Us e o s cr a er , e f
gh L
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b el l c i r cu i t a n d i n d ic a te s to t h e m a r ks
m a n th a t th e bul l s e y e ha s b ee n h it
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-
wa s m a d e I t is b uilt o frou g h l umbe r
.
,

a n d a met a l shoe i s fixe d to th e lowe r

.

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th e st ra p h i n g e i s d r a w n a ga i n i n to
,
e d g e o ft h e sc r a pi n g b l a d e a t th e r e a r .

n o r m a l posit io n a n d th e be l l ci r c uit is
Th e be a r i n g a t th e f ro n t i s on a fl a t

b ottom sl e d o fwoo d a n d th e d epth o f

b r oke n Fi gu r e 2 show s a f
. r o n t vi e w
th e cut i s r e g ul a ted b y p r essu r e o n th e
,

of th e ci r cuit clo si n g d evi ce Th e d e

v ice m a y b e m ou n t e d i n a n y suit a bl e
.

h an d l e Th e s c r a pi n g bl a d e i s set at
.

a n gl e show n i n th e sm a l l e r
box a s su ggeste d i n Fi g 3 Th e f
,
ro n t . .
an

Sketch B y l i f.
as ,

t i n g th e h a n d l e sl i g h t l y ,

the ope ra to r i s a b l e t o deposi t d i r t i n

hol es so th a t wh e n th e cou r t i s r ol l e d
th ey a r e fil l e d eve n l y Wh e r e a l a rge .

n um b e r of cou r ts a r e to b e smoot he d ,

th e d evice m a y b e a d a pt e d a n d m a d e
l a r g e e n ou g h to b e d r a w n by a ho r se
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.

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I m a d e sp r i n g s f or a sm a l l foot
powe r a utomo b il e b y usi n g b a r r el
hr. 1 ri c e st a ve s j o i n e d to geth e r i n t h e Sh a pe o f
The B u ll F et or ces t he Hi i ns t t he Th um b poi n te d ov a l w a go n sp r i n gs Two
C i h B ll R i g ge ga
n a .

s c r e w, t to
a us ng e e n
st ro n g staves we r e n a il e d to g eth e r a t
of th e box i s cove r ed w ith sh eet met a l , e a ch e n d a n d b r a ce d w ith a block
i th ick a n d th e st a d a r d t a g et
n .
,
n r wh e r e th e y we r e n a iled Two of th ese .

c a r d i s mou n t e d th e r eo n J oh n B —
sp r i n g s w e r e pl a ce d ove r the r e a r a xl e
B r a d y Wa sh i n gto n D C
. .

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. . a n d on e o f t hem wa s s e t ove r th e f ro n t
a xl e exte n d i n
g i n th e di r ect io n of it s
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.

pe r i n a r oll i s to f a ste n a wi r e cl ip a t a utomobil e r i d e com f o r tabl y Cha r l e s —

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st ra i gh t b y two cl e a ts sc r ewe d u n d e r
Th e i ll ust ra tio n r ep r ese n t s a simpl e n e a th .Th e bo t tom bo a r d D m a y be
d esi gn f or a n e a si ly m a d e a n d s u b s t a n h el d i n pl a c e by m e a n s of sc r ews
tial h al l seat prov i d e d W1t h a comp a rt
,
th r ou gh th e ra il s o r by r esti n g o n ,

cl e a ts sc r ewed t o th e e n d pi eces Th e .

se a t wh e n a ssemble d a n d tho rou gh ly

,

s a n dp a pe r ed c a n b e fi n ish e d t o suit
, .

P u tti n g I n Sc r ew H ook s N ea tl y
To p r eve n t a w i r e hook wh e n th e ,

l a st fe w t u rn s a r e g ive from m a rr i n g n ,

o r sc r a tch i n g th e su r face spec i a l c a r e ,

m ust b e t a ke n A spl e n d i d wa y t o d o
.

the wo r k n e a tly i s to fi r st l a y a p iec e o f

sti ffp a pe r o n th e su rf a ce w he r e th e

hook i s to b e att a che d a n d h ol d i t i n

_

pl a c e whil e st a r ti g th e s c r ew hook n .

Tu rn th e hook i n th e usu a l wa y th r ou g h
th e p a pe r Wh e n th e hook i s i n pl ac e
.

th e p a pe r c a n b e r emove d by t e a r i n g it
of f Co n t r i b uted b y Emi l e P a r e n t
—
.

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Th e i ll ust ra t io n Show s a v e n ti l a to r
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eta o i f H ll Sng t he C o n s tr u ct o n o a a e at
I co n st r uct e d to a llow a i r to p a ss
b M d i Mi i S l
s
to e a e n ss on ty e
th rou gh b etwee n t h e uppe r a n d l owe r
m en t f or odds an d en ds I t i s a d v is a bl e .
wi n d ow s a sh I t co n s ists o fa bo a r d
to m a ke it o fwoo d to m a tch its s u r
.

8 o r 1 0 i n w i d e a n d a s lo n g a s t h e
Th e f
.
,

r ou n d i n g s ol low i n g mate r i a l i s
.
wi n dow s a sh i s w i d e A sho r t d i s .

n ecessa r y : t a n ce f r om o n e e n d it i s m a r ked a n d

2 en ds, by 14 by 28 i n cut o n a sl a n t Th e sm a l l p iece t e

il . .

2 r a s 7A h y 6 b y 3 8 i n
1 s e a t b o a r d , 7A b y 1 4 b
.

moved i s h i n g e d to th e m a i n p a r t s o
l b o t t o m b oa r d 7A b y 1 by 6% i n y 3 t h a t it c a n b e r a is e d i n t a ki n g th e bo a r d
l
.

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l
.

2 b o tt o m c e a t s , by A by 1 1 A i n .

The two e n ds A a re ma r ked to th e , ,

s a m e outl i n e a n d cut wi th a copi n g o r

sc r ol l s a w I f a fi n e tooth e d s a w i s
.
-

used th e ed g es o fth e bo a r d s c a n b e
,

e a sily smooth e d w ith s a n dp a pe r othe r ,

wise a fil e i s n ece ss a ry to r emove th e

co a r se s a w t r a ces Th e ra il s B a r e cut .

to siz e a n d squ a r ed up at th e e n ds a f te r ,

wh ich the y c a n b e pl a ce d a t th e p rope r

pl a ces o n th e e n d s A wh ich m a y the n ,

b e m a r ked f o r th e n ot ch es to r eceiv e
th e ra il s I n f aste n i n g th e ra i l s to th e
.

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o va b e n o oar to a se o er as
e n d p ieces 2 i n r ou n d h e a d sc r ew s c a n
- - f V il i b w
or ent h S hat on et ee n t e as es

t h e w i n dow Whe n th e s a sh
, .

b e use d Th e se a t C i s att a ch e d to th e
. f r om .

b a ck r ai l by 2 i n but t h i n ges To pre -

. . r ests o n th e bo a rd i t c a n n ot b e r e
v e n t th e se a t f r om sagg i n g i n th e m id m ove d f rom t he wi n d ow Co n .

d l e i t i s suppo r t ed o n e a ch si d e b y
, t r ibute d by D avi d H a n n i ga n Ora n ge , ,

cl e a t s sc r ewe d to th e e n d pi eces A If . Co n n ect icu t .

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as Show n i n th e d ra wi n g s i t i s ope r
a t e d as f ol lows : Th e pipes E a re u n
sc r ewe d so th a t t h ei r uppe r e n ds a r e
,
to b e g l ued i s su f ficie n t to n ea r l y fil l
th e Sp a ce betwee n th e floo r a n d th e
p i ec e L a r o d i s t h r us t th rou g h J a n d
, ,

flu sh w ith th e top su rf a ce o fth e floo r t he pipes a r e sc r ewe d up th us p r ess ,

fl a n g es F Th e r opes N a r e wou n d up
.
i n g t h e m a t e r i a l betwee n th e floo r K
a t r ifl e o n th e W i n d l a ss M thus r a is ,
a n d th e p iece L I f howeve r th e m a .
, ,

i n g th e p i ece D th e pipes E a n d t he
s ,
t e r i a l do es n o t fi l l th e Sp a ce w ell t h e n ,

ti n g D cl e a r o ft he steps
,

floo r K Li f .
th e rope s N a r e wou n d u po n th e w i n d
r el e a ses t h e l a tte r so th a t th e e n t i r e l a ss M thu s r a isi n g th e floo r a n d it s
,

se r ie s m a y be move d to th e r i ght b y co n te n t s a s f a r as possi b l e a n d b

y pull ,

pul l i n g th e r ope O I n u nwi n d i n g t h e i n g th e r ope P th e steps a r e d ra w n a s

f a r t o th e l e f
.

r opes f r om th e wi n d l a ss D is l et d ow n
,
t a s possi b l e a n d D r ests
o n th e lowest step wh ich ha s j ust b ee n
,
o n a h i g he r step thu s l esse n i n g th e ,

d r a w n d i r ectl y u n d e r it Th is ope ra . sp a ce t o be t a ke n up b y th e sc r ews .

tio n lowe r s th e floo r K to its lowest Th e pipes a r e th e n sc r ew e d up t i ghtl y

l im it a n d th e pi eces to b e g lue d a r e a s i n the fi r s t ope r a tio n O u r p r ess i s .

pl a ce d o n e o n th e oth e r o n th i s floo r
, ,
. ope r a te d f r om a m ezz a n i n e floo r wh e r e

I fth e tot a l thi ck n ess o ft he m a te r i a l a l l th e g l u i n

g i s do n e .

A Lum i n ous M i n n o w Fi sh B a it
- e ra l hou r s a n d it w il l g ive a l um i n ous
,

g low i n the d a r k t h a t m a kes it e a sily

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a b l y ce d a r o r whit e p i n e 1 34 i n lo n g ,
. th e wa t e r As most ga m e fis h a r e n i g ht
.

and i n i n d i a mete r a t t h e l a rg e e n d
. , f ee d e r s it m a kes a ve ry e f
, fective
l u r e Co n t r i b ut e d by Ch a r les C a r r ol
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To P r eve n t P utt y S ticki n g to t he

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Wh e n pu r ch a si n g putt y buy a l ittl e
wh iti n g Th i s i s o n e o ft he i n g r e d ie n t s
.

of t h e putt y M ix e n ou g h o fi t w ith .

th e putt y to abso r b th e excess o il .

Th is w il l p r eve n t it f r o m st icki n
g to
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f ollow i n g m a n n e r : P r ocu r e a 1 ga l bo a r d with sc r ews I f d esi r ed t h e . .

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s i r up pail f o r th e outsi d e a n d a ga l bo a r d c a n be m a d e a s i mmov a bl e a s th e .

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A H i gh Chai r
blowe r cove r s th e uppe r pa r t of the fire
pl a c e a n d f o r ce s th e d r a f
t th r ou g h the
Whe r e a h i g h ch a i r i s n o t a t h a n d b a ske t gra t e u n til t he fi re gets a goo d
o r a v a il a bl e a n o r d i n a ry sol i d b ottom
, sta r t th en i t c a n b e r emoved B e f
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g wh e n th e ch im n ey woul d
n o t d r a w a n d th e wh ol e r oom became ,

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n ewsp a pe r a n d h el d i t up a g a i n st th e

u ppe r p a r t of th e fi r epl a ce l ike a r e g ul a r

blowe r To my su r p r ise t he suct io n .

of th e ch im n ey h el d th e n ewsp a pe r i n
pl a c e with out a n y o ut s i d e a id I n a f ew .

m i n ut es th e fi re wa s r o a r i n g a n d b est o f ,

a l l wh e n i t b ec a m e hot th e n ewsp a pe r , ,

cau g h t f i r e a n d wa s sucke d i n to t h e
fl a me s Th is i n r e a l it y b ec a m e a n a uto .

m a ti c blow e r a s i t r emove d itsel fw he n ,

no lo n g e r n ee d e d Co n t r i b uted by —

C h a r l es F Kopp Amite La .
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ve n i e n t a rt icl e s f o r a househol d i s a n
i ro n i n g bo a r d o n e e n d of w h ich i s
,

f aste n ed to t h e w a l l b y m e a n s o fh i n g es
to a l low i t to be f ol d ed up a ga i n st the
w a l l whe n n ot i n use Woo d b ra cke t s .

a r e p r efe r a bl e t o th e m et a l h i n g es a s ,

th e r e m ust b e som e l itt l e sp a ce b etwee n

th e wal l a n d th e bo a r d to al low f or t h e

th ick n e ss of th e co ve r i n g Th e b ra ce .

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boa r d t o th e b a s e of t he wal l i s b est

I S li d B Ch i w i h A h h i n g e d with c a n vas st r ips a s th e y w il l ,
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used a s o n e suppo rt wh il e two p ieces ,

of wood f as t e n e d to th e sides fo r m th e
ot h e r A sea t bo a r d i s fa ste n ed to t h e
.

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pi ec e i s n a iled to t h e two b a ck posts

for a b a c k Co n t r ibut ed by J S
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co a l fi re i n th e b a sket gra t e I decide d , pos it io n wit hout s t rai n i n g C o n t rib —

t o make a bl ow e r ofs heet i ro n A . u t e d b y J H B eeb e e Roches t e r N Y

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Oa r s Fl a tt e n e d to M a k e R o wi n g D e vi c e f
or a F i n ge r T u g -o f
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E as i e r Gam e

Whe owi n g a sm a l l bo a t w e w e r e
n r Co n s ide ra bl e pl e a su r e a n d past im e
wa s a ffo r d e d by the t u g o fwa r ga m e
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.
,

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w a te r We ove r c a m e th i s b y pl a n i n g
.

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,

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c a tch th e w a te r I t i s u n n ecess a r y to
a s th e y f
.

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n ovice a g r e a t de a l o f t roubl e I n locks .

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h a n d gr ip s m a y be cut a s a guide
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th a t h e w il l p a ss h i s h a n d th r ou gh th e a t e a ch e n d t a ke hol d of t h e r ol l e r s
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a s fol lows : H e f ol ds th e c a r d l e n g th r espect ive e n ds Th e ga m e i n t e r est s
wise a n d c ut s th r ou g h two t h ick n e sses
.

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st r et ch i n g th e pape r a s show n i n t h e , to st a n d th e w e a r o n it Th e top a n d .

bottom a r e bo a r ds b y 8 by 24 i n , .
,

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th e co r n e r s w ith sc r ews Th e rol le r s .

a r e s e t i n t h e blocks a n d h el d by sm a l l ,

n a il s p a ssi n g th r ou gh th em a n d s e t
a g a i n st th e i n n e r f a ces o fth e bl ocks .

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be n t to th e sh a pe show n Co rd s ex .

te n d f r om the poi n te r i n side o f th e b o x

a n d a r e t i ed t o t h e r oll e r s J a me s E —
.

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, ,

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to r s a r e soo n t ry i n g to dupl i c a te t he th e n t h e n ext coa t w il l show s ol id

t ric k R E Jo n es V el asco Texa s
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W i n d ow F ra m e an d Ta b l e f
or D a r k R oom
BY JOSE PH LI M B R UN N E R

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,

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.

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.

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,

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.

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, .

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.

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, , . wel l ce n te r ed i n the c y l i n de r P r ess .

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we l l a rou n d t h e bottl e a n d buil d it

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up a l ittl e a b ove th e m et a l o fth e si d es , b a l a n c e w e ll ; how ev e r th is c a n b e a d
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,

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,

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,

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l a rg e ga s bl owto r ch i s t o b e u se d I f .

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,
or

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.

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c r uc ibl e i s pl a ce d i n t h e fu rn a ce I t .

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. .

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. a ce c a n b e d ra w n o n c a n b e pu r ch a se d f r om a d e a l e r i n c u r

a n y pi ec e o fwh it e p a p e r a n d a pi n ,
tai n ro d s th e r o d p a r ts w a n ted bei n g
,

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.

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po r
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.

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a hol e w ith a b a l l pee n h a m m e r -
.

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.

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p ro j ectio n c an b e m a d e by d r ivi n g th e Th e w a sh e r D w ith t he weight i s

m et a l out w ith a c e n te r p u n ch set on
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.
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.
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w h ic h wh e n col d i s r emove d a n d s a w n ga g e o n e O fth e sm a l l hol es o n th e
i n two O n e piece i s the n stuck i n th e
. d isk B . I n tu r n i n g th e two w a sh e r s ,

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,

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.
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s m a l le r a n d th r ead ed
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.

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w a she r s a r e t u rn e d so th a t th e
weigh t w i l l m a ke i t poi n t to
12 . S c r a tch a m a r k o n th e
h a n d a t H a l so m a r k a l i n e ,

on th e f ro n t w a sh e r at th i s
poi n t Th ese l i n es a r e n e c e s
.

s a ry a s th ey e n abl e th e pe r
,

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b e hel d i n th e h a n d h u n g o n ,

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, ,

a n d c a n b e use d to tel l th e d a y

of th e w eek tim e of d a y c a rd s , ,

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, .

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,

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,

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.

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.

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a re n ecess a r y i n o r d e r t ha t both
w a she r s m a y tu rn t o g eth e r Th e use of steel wool i n pl ac e of
sa n d pape r wh e n fi n ish i n g Of fn ew o r
.

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, ,
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,
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n umbe r s f r om 1 to 1 2 p a i n te d o n l ike n i s hi n g o r oth e r fi n i sh es w il l b e fou n d ,
,

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.
, .
,
v e r y h elpful I t i s put up i n sm a l l p a ck
.

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th e ce n te r so th a t i t w il l p ro j ec t o n g r ade s o ffi n e n ess I t i s espec i a lly use .

th e f a ce sid e o n wh i c h t he ha n d i s t o fu l wh e n r emov i n g ol d fi n ish es i n a n d ,

r evolv e . a rou n d m o ldi n g s e t c si n c e i t c on f

, o rm s .
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B en ch R e c e pt ac l e s f
or Sm al l A r ti cl e s A T rou s e r Ha n ge r
Whe wo ki n wit h sm a ll r ou n d a r
r ng , A woo d f ra me simil a r to a pictu r e ,

t i c l e s such a s b a l l b e a r i n g s it O f
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,

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a re lost To r eme d y th is I bo r e d s e v
.
, oute r ed g e h u n g o n t wo chai n s T he .

e ra l hol es e a ch 2 i n i n d i a m ete r i n a
, .
,

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,

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.

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pl a ste r of P a r i s wh ich wa s mol d e d i n to
a s a uce r sh a pe A f te r th e plaste r b e
.

cam e tho r ou g hly d ry th e i n n e r su r f ace

wa s p a i n te d ove r w ith wh it e e n a mel .

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d a mp cloth A n y a r t icl e d r opped i n to
.

th ese d ep r essio n s w il l r ol l to th e c e n
t e r a n d as th e s i d es a r e cu r ve d i t
"

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w a n te d Co n t r ibute d b y F r a n k L
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.

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i n g th e th i r d positio n D
.

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g up
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a hook S eve ra l p a i r s o ft rouse r s c a n

.

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.

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.

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. .

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 Fi res i de D i s s ol vi n g V i ews
BY SUSAN E . W . J OCE L N Y
O t hose i n t e r ested i n am a teu r th e fi r epl a c e a re cove r e d w ith sh eet a s
a t r i c a l s th e f
ol low i n g m etho d of be s to s f o r sa f
, et y a n d p a i n te d b l a ck ; ,

Showi n g d i ssolvi n g v iews i n th e fi re the n a sh es a r e r ubbe d o n th e ch im n e y

l i gh t o fpip e d r e a m s a n d m i nd p ictu r e s b a ck a n d scatte r ed ov e r th e h e a r th
wil l b e a pp r eci a ted . sto n e t o m a k e t he appea r a n c e mo r e
,

A f r a m e m a d e o f l i g ht m at e r ial A , ,
r eal ist ic .

F ig 1 cove r ed w ith r e d cloth a n d

.
, Th e c hi m n ey back i s r emovabl e i n ,

ch a lke d t o r ep r e se n t b r i ck i s pl a ced i n
th e c e n te r o ft h e st a ge Th e c e n t ra l
,
-
fac t i t i s o n e of a se r ie s of a hal fdo z e n
. s c r ee n s th e oth e r s b ei n g beh i n d i t th e
, ,

ope n i n g r ep r ese n t i n g t he fi r epl a c e

, , p rope r m a n ipul a t io n o fwh ich to g et h e r ,

must b e r a th e r l a rg e abou t 12 f t w id e
, . w it h cha n g i n g l i ght s g ive s to th e a u d i ,

a n d 7 ft hi g h b ec a us e it i s a t t h e b a ck
.
,
e n c e th e e f f ec t of d issolv i n g v iew s o f
o ft h i s O pe n i n g th a t t h e p ict u r es a r e t he d r e a m s t ha t a r e bei n g a c t e d o u t
p ro d uce d F r om t he ch im n ey b a ck
.
,
d i r ectly beh i n d t h e s c r e e n s .

f t beh i n d t h i s ope n i n g t h e si des B of

.
, , , T he s c r ee n s a r e c a rr ie d i n a l i gh t
th e fi r epl a c e slop e o utw a r d to th e im i f ram e th e top ofw h ic h i s Show n i n
,

t a t i o n b r ickwo r k Th e w a ll s of th e
. Fig 2 w ith posit io n of r u n s Th e r u n s
.
, .

T he T bla e au is Pl aye d Out b e nd hi S

t he c r e e ns a nd is D im l y S ee n t h rou g h t he Fi pl re ace O p i
e n ng Wh e n t he
i h
L g t s a re P p ly C
ro er o n tr o ll ed and h S t e c re e ns D ra wn S l wl y
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m a d e o f n a rrow st r ips o fwoo d fth e l i g hts wh ich shoul d b e w i d e

’

a re , o ,

f a ste n e d to th e u n d e r si d e o f two e n d e n ou g h to co n ce a l th e l i ght s f r om the

p ieces f o r th e sc r ee n f
,
ra m es to sl i d e i n . spe ct a to r s a n d r eflect th e l i g h t o n the
Co r r espo n d i n g st r ips a r e pl a ce d i n a t a b l e a u I fth e li ght i s th r ow n a bove
.

suit a bl e posit io n o n t h e floo r to keep , th e im it a tio n b r ickwo rk t he n i t shoul d ,

th e sc r ee n s ste a d y i n sl i d i n g Th e . b e m a d e h i gh e r .

f ra m es hol d i n g th e ru n pi ece s a re I n most h a ll s a n d som e houses el ec

, ,

lo n g e r t h a n t h e ch im n e y b a ck i s w i d e , t r ic l i ghts a r e use d i n ste a d o fga s , a n d

a n d th e uppe r o n e i s pl a ce d a s hi g h a s i n th is c a se o r d i n a ry lo g s a r e p il e d i n
th e b r ickwo rk th e shel f o r m a n tel, , , th e fi r epl a c e o n t h e a n d i r o n s a n d o n e
ove r th e fi r epl a c e b e i n g a n ext e n sio n o f
,

o r mo r e r e d
glo b e s a r e i n t r o d uce d to
’

th e uppe r p a r t o r f ra m e ,
The sc r ee n s . p ro d uce th e e f f ect o fg lowi n g embe r s - .

a re i n p a i r s a s show n i n Fi g 3
,
e a ch , Th e ga s i s mo r e e f fect ive howeve r b e , ,

o n e exte n d i n g to t h e ce n te r o f th e fi r e c a us e it i s n o t e a s y to ge t a g ra d u a l
pl a ce They co n si st o fl i gh t f
. r a mes r ise a n d f a l l i n th e
g lo w o fel ect r i c
cove r ed w it h bl a ck mosquit o n ett i n g . l i ghts Fou r o r fiv e f
. ootl ight s a re
Th e uppe r a n d lowe r s i d es of th e su f ficie n t .

f ra me s a r e s a n d p a pe r e d smooth so th a t Th e wo rki n g o fth e d i ssol vi n g v iews

t he y w il l mov e e a s i l y i n t h e r u n s Th e . c a n b e b est expl a i n e d b
y a n i ll ust ra
v e r t ic a l si d e s o fa p a i r of sc r ee n f r a mes t io n f ro m Reve r ies o fa B a chelo r ”

th a t m eet i n th e ce n te r o fth e fi r epl a ce

. .

Th e ga s l o g i s tu r n ed low to m a ke
a re m a d e o f o n e st r a n d o f w i r e i n ste a d , the st a g e d iml y l i ght e d a n d th e t a bl e a u ,

of woo d so t h a t th ei r mot io n w il l n o t
,
t o b e show n i s a l l a rra n g e d b eh i n d th e
b e n ot ice a bl e To compl ete th e a pp a
. chim n ey b a ck a n d th e sc r ee n s The r e .

ra t us , a n d i ron s and a ga s l o g a r e Shoul d be b a r el y su f fic ie n t l i g ht to

n ee d ed i n t h e fi r epl a c e a n d w h a teve r ,
r eve a l th e b a chelo r o n th e h e a r thsto n e

a r r a n g eme n ts a r e n ecess a r y f o r th e a c smoki n g i n t he g lo a mi n g Th e n t he .

tio n o ft he v iews t o be show n b eh i n d ch im n ey b a ck a l most i mpe r ceptibly

t h e sc r ee n s . p a rt s th a t i s th e sc r ee n s o fth e fi r st
, ,

I f ga s i s availabl e a n asbesto s l o g i s ,
p a i r a r e g ra d u a l l y pull ed a p a rt th e ,

use d i n th e fi r epl a ce a n d it ha s a c on ,
footl i ght s a n d ga s l o g a r e gra d u a l l y
n e c t i n g p ip e to th e footl i g ht s wh e r e , tu r n e d on a n d th e t a b l e a u beh i n d th e
,

f ou r o r fi ve j et s a re loc a te d o n t h e floo r fi r epl a c e be i n g m o r e b r i g htl y i l l u m i

,

j ust b a ck o fth e sc r ee n s A n a r r ow . n a t e d i s d iml y see n t hr ou g h th e s e r ies

,

b oa r d pai n te d bl a ck i s pl a ce d i n f ro n t
, ,
of sc r ee n s S lowl y th e successiv e p a i r s
.

SC R E E N S

FI G 3 .

F r am e s M ade o fL i g h t M i l L d C dv d wi h B l k M q i
a t er a an o er e t ac os t o N e tt ng
u i S v
er e as S Whi c h
p b hi d Fi pl Th Up ik
cr ee ns ar e
O er a t e di n R u ns oc a t e e n the re a ce at i s M ade L
i n a -
M d P il d R p
a n n er a n e nc e to e res en t B r c ik e
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Che c k i n g a R i p i n T i re T u b e s R e l ea s i n g a P a r ac hu t e f
ro m a Kit e
te n d i f
It i s o f ficult to p r eve n t a sm a ll P a r achute s m a y b e r el ease d f r om

r i p i n a n i n n e r tu b e o f
-
a ti r e f r om b e suspe n d e d k ite s r ea d ily by p r ov i d i n g
com i n g lo n g e r eve n thou g h a p a tch t r ippi n g loops o n t h e k it e t a il a s show n
, ,

ha s bee n appl ied A n e f fect ive r eme d y

.

i s to pu n ch a smal l r ou n d hol e at e a ch
e n d of th e r i p be f o r e a ppl y i n g t h e
p a t ch This stops th e t e n d e n cy t o r i p
.

f a rt he r wh e n p r essu r e i s a ppl ied .

Co n t r ibute d b y G eo rge H Holde n .

,

C h este r field E ngl a n d ,

.

P ro t e cti n g Wal l B ac k o fR a n g e or

S in k
A simpl e a n d a tt ra ctive p rotectio n
f o r t h e w a l l b a ck o f t h e ra n ge o r si n k
i n a kitch e n wa s p rov ide d by fixi n g
a pi ece o fplat e g lass t o t h e wal l b y

m e a n s of r ou n d h e a d e d b r ass sc r ews
-
.

Th e gl a ss m a y be w a she d easily a n d
c a n be r emove d wh e n n e w w a l l cov e r
i n g i s a ppl ie d Co n t r ibute d b y J e n n i e
—

E M c Coy P h il a d elph ia P a
.
, ,
.

P ol ish i n g wi th a H a n d D r i l l
Th e r e a r e c e rt a i n d esi r ed e f f ect s i n in th e ill ust ra t io n Fo r m a loop o n o n e
.

pol i sh i n g m et a l th a t c a n o n l y b e o b e n d of a pi ec e o f co rd a n d ti e t h e oth e r
,

t a i n e d w ith a t r ue r ota r y mot io n The r e .

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i s n o a mou n t o fh a n d wo r k that w il l
.

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p ro d uce a p rope r fi n ish o n t h e r ou n d ot he r e n d t o th e top of t he p a ra ch ute
h e a d o fa b ra ss sc r ew The r e f
.

o r e wh e n
sm a l l pi ece s O fm et a l a r e to b e shape d
u p with th e fil e a n d pol ish e d sim pl y
set th em i n a th r ee j a w ch uck o fa h a n d
.
, T ie a piece o fco r d a rou n d a n a il close
t o it s h e a d a n d fix th i s a l so to th e kite
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.

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-
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.
,

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g a n d r el e a se i t
.

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.

th e fil e o r em e ry pape r w it h th e r i ght
, , , out f a il Th e e n d o ft h e st r i n g m a y b e
.

a n d a fi n i sh w il l b e O bt a i n ed th a t c a n f a ste n ed to a st a ke d r ive n i n to t h e
i n n ow ise b e d ist i n g uish e d f r om l a th e
g r ou n d o r i t m a y be h el d i n t h e h a n d
wo r k I t i s su rp r isi n g how d i f f
.

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T r ick Bl ott er
A

A n o r d i n a r y blotte r m a y b e t ra n s
f o r me d e a sil y s o th a t it w ill r emove
i n k compl etel y wh e n a ppl ie d i n st e a d
of l eavi n g su f fi ci e n t to r eco gn ize th e
sc r ipt b y steepi n g i t i n a sol ut io n o f
,

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P li h R d H d S w
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r ou n d h e a d b r as s s c r ew s a ppea r w he n
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t he so u r c e o fm uch amu seme n t a n d ,

t r e a t e d i n t h i s man n e r . i s use f ul as w ell .

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BY CLI FFOR D WAY N E
LE V ER a n d ba f fl i n g t hou gh it m a y Th e s ec r et of t h e t r i c k i s t h i s :Th e
be t he m agi c c a n dl e t r ick m ay
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,

mad e a f e w s impl e p r ep a ra t io n s Th e a smal l piec e of m a gn et ize d s teel Th e

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, ,

o n a t a bl e m ad e of a m usi c sta n d b a r c on ce a l e d a t t he m i d dl e ; t h e fou r th

.
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fol low s : t h em Th ey a r e .

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bo a r d o r 0 t h e r
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to co n t a i n a c a n h ide s a sm a l l com
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l eav i n g th e t u b e by a w i r e cl ip ,

o n th e t a bl e wh il e gr ipped betw ee n
o n e of th e s pe c t a t h e s e c o n d and '

to r s se l ect s o n e o f th i r d fi n g e r s n e a r .

t he c a n d l es a n d t h e k n uckl e s A .

pl a ces i t i n t o t h e wav e o fth e h a n d

tub e cov e r i n g t he
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,

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b ra ss o r stee l w i r e o f a g a u g e su f fic ie n t
.

tie d to hol d th em to g eth e r Th e b a ck

f o r th e siz e o fth e fish to b e c a u g h t
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g ht f or o rd i p r ovi d e s a m e a n s o fhol d i n g f r om o n e
n a ry fi s h i n g ,
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,
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i n g th r ou g h th e i c e Use a b o b a n d shop i s show n i n th e i ll ust r a tio n I n
.

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se a t post Two p ieces o fi ro n pipe a n .
,

el b ow a n d a n o l d b ic y cl e s a d d l e c o n
s t i t u t e th e r em a i n i n g p a r ts o fth e d e

v ice P r ovi sio n i s m a d e f o r a d j ust .

m e n t a s to h ei gh t a n d th e positio n o f ,

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to ee t e
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.

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o r Ri ve t s in C o u c he s b e n e a th so a s to b r i n g th e l eve l up
su f fi ci e n tl y f o r th e ch icks to r u n a mo n
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te n l e a v i n g i t , som e hole s i n th e s i d es of th e box n ea r

loose a n d wobbly To m a k e r ivets fi t .

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pl a ce i s a l most i m po s s i b l e a n d t o r e
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p a i r th e couch w i th stov e bol ts m a kes

a n u n si g h tl y j o b A v e ry goo d r e.

p a i r a n d o n e th a t w il l m a k e a couch
r i g i d a n d st r o n g a g a i n i s b y t h e use

o fo r d i n a r y b ra ss b i n d i n g posts f r om

o l d d r y b a tte ry cel l s i n ste a d o f r ivets

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of
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sq u a r e to fit th e sq u a r e o n th e r o d .

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th a n th e d i a m ete r o fth e r o d P l a c e .

th e b ra ss a n d i r o n wa s h e r s a l t e r n a t e l y
’

ope n i n g s cut f o r th em i n th e co r n e r s
o n th e r o d be g i n n i n g w ith a b r a ss a n d
of th e t ra y Hol es w e r e b o r e d th r ou gh ,

fi n ish i n g w ith a n i r o n w a sh e r wh i ch
.

th e co r n e r s f or pi n s to hol d th e ,

spool s i n pl a c e Co n t r i b ute d by J V
— l a tte r i s h el d i n pl a c e b y r iveti n g th e
en d of th e r o d o n i t
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.

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A v er y e f f ect ive b r oo d e r c a n b e
m a d e o fa n o l d fe a th e r d uste r h u n g
i n a b o x s o th a t th e tips o f th e fe a th e r s
w il l com e clos e to th e bottom Th e .

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1 f t h i gh Th e cov e r i s r em ove d a n d T he D i ff
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sh a n k of t he cl uste r a f te r cutti n g i ts t a pe r e d Th e poi n te d en d i s b e n t i n to

ha n d l e of f Th i s m a k es a n excel l e n t
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.

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th e g r e a s e c up To fil es o fv a r ious sizes i s show n i n th e .

m a ke a fi ish a t th is n i llust r a t io n It .

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th e r e i n a h e a v y b ra ss e a sil y o f me d i
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,

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.

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poses wh e r e a h om e i s suppl i e d o n ly
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.

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p r o d uce d a r e st ro n g a n d ve ry d u ra b l e ,
A M ld M ad e in Pl
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to i n ve n to r s a n d h om e m ech a n i cs . and wh e n th e b r a ss b ush i n g s a re fitte d
Th e mol d i s o fpl a st e r o fP a r i s h el d , to siz e a n d f a ce d o ff a n d th e c a sti n g ,

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wh e n wo rn Co n t r ibute d b y J B — . .

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p r i n ts q uickl y As I wa s i n a pl a ce .

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fo r seve r a l w eeks I s et a b out m a ki n g ,

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w e r e bo r ed fo r th e sc r ew s Th e n ext .

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.

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.

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.

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,

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th e cov e r so th a t its upp e r su rf ace

woul d b e flush .

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. .

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sp r i n g o fth e t ra p pl a ce d o n top o fi t ha s b ee n g ive n th e cove r i s r a i se d a n d
a n d th e n f a ste n e d w i th sc r ews Th is . b y thi s a ctio n th e tu n g ste n l i g h t i s
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l i gh t bu r n i n g With a 60 w a tt
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,

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.
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th e u n d e r si d e h ol d i n g i t secu r e th e , n a ry b r a n d s o fp a pe r s Co n t r i b ute d —

p r oj e cti n g a rm C com es i n co n t a ct b y H a r ry M a r cel l e Ho n ol ul u H I , , . .

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o r m ul a Th e ce n ti gr a de r e a d i n g s a re
.

g ive n o n th e ho r izo n t a l a xi s a n d th e
necess a ry f o r t he a m a Fa h r e n h ei t r e a d i n g s o n th e v e r tic a l
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f
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r om th e F a h r e n h e it to th e s a m e a t m i n us 40 d e g a n d f r om .

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32 .Th i s r e a d i n g i s i n st a n tl y see n b y .

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for th e l ib r a ry I n o w k eep them .

cl e a n b y u si n g a cov e r i g m a d e o fa n n

o l d pictu r e f ra m e f r om wh i ch th e b a ck

was r emove d a d a pl a i n g l a ss i n n

s e r t e d i n its pl a ce Th i s i s pl a ce d ove r
.

th e m a ga z i n e o r oth e r pl a n s o n th e
b e n ch a n d keep s th em cl e a d ustl ess n , ,

ope n a d fl a t Co n t r ib ut e d by H J
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a n d th e ope n i n g b etwee n th e si d es a r e

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box l ike a book Th e fi n ish e d box i s .

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b e l ette r e d a n d d eco ra te d to appe a r

su b st a n ti a l h i g h
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l i ke a boo k Co n t r ibute d by R M—
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, .

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,

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th e b o a r d i n to the l e g s st r a i g h t l i n e w ithout b r oke n e dg es i s
i n th e hol es Th e se a t d esc r ibe d i n th e F r e n ch m a ga z i n e La
N a tu r e a s f ol lows : O n a b a se o fc on
.

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ve n i e n t d im e n sio n s a r e fast e n ed two
ove r th is a n d th e l e g s
b ra ce d b y th e s qu a r e pi eces o fwoo d w el l smooth e d a n d o f ,

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,

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.

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,

squ a r e pi ece to keep it i n pos itio n .

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.

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w h ic h t h e c r e a se r w il l t u r n T h e .

c r e a se r is ma d e o fa p ie ce o fwoo d
somew h a t lo n g e r th a n th e b a se b o a rd
so th a t a h a n d le c a n b e f o rm e d a t o n e
end . At th e oth e r e n d i t i s Slotted f or
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m a te r i a l w i d e e n ou gh to eq u a l th e l u b r i c a t o n a pi ece o fsm ooth a lum i
.

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,

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,

u n co n sum e d c a r wh ich i s v a l u a b l e a s a sol ve n t a n d i s

b o n th a t g ive s i t a t h e b a se o fs a cch a r i n e -a n d a bout 2 l b .

d a r k g ra y colo r c o n -
,
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t a i n i n g b esi d es som e , ,
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t h e i mpu r i t i e s to
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.

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, A mo d el ga s pl a n t o n e t h a t w il l b e —

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.
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,

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.

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.
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. r om .

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. .

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.

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.

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. .

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, ,

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d u c e d to a pow d e r Wh e n th is pow d e r
.

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wate r boi l Th e . closely i m itat ed .

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o n s t ra t e d th a t n a whol ly to i n te r io r
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,

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l im e a n d cl a y w e r e m ixe d to g eth e r a n d n ace w ith a n i n si d e c a v it y 2 0 i n sq u a r e , .

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,

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.
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.
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,

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.

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,

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.

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,

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,

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or E n l a r gi n g move the fi l m o r plat e an d put the
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espec i a ll y whe n t h e n e gat ive i s d i m is r emove d a n d the fil m r epl a ce d .

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th e s a m e u n its i t i s n ecess a r y to ch a n g e
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o n e sh ow n i n th e il l ust ra tio n wh ich i s
imm e r se d i n w a te r pl a ce d i n a suitabl e
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.
i n a give n t im e m a y b e easi ly de
t e r m i n e d by m e a su r i n g th e c u r r e n t
p a ssi n g th r ou gh th e h e a te r ci r cuit a n d
th e d i f fe r e n ce i n p r essu r e b etwee n th e
t e r m i n a l s of th e h e a te r Th ese m eas . i n g th e w a t e r a n d to th e suppo r ts f
u r e m e n t s m a y be m a d e i n case th e
h e a te r i s ope r ate d o n a di r ect ci r cuit
by me a n s o fa n y a mm ete r a n d vol t
m et e r of suit a bl e c a p a ci ty co n n ecte d
as show n I f th e h e a te r i s ope ra te d o n
. i s r a i sed to th e boil i n g poi n t a n d a p a r t
an a lte rn a ti n g cu r r e n t-
ci r cui t o n l y
a lte r n a ti n g cu rr e n t i n st r um e n t s c a n be
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volts wil l g ive th e powe r take n b y the
h eate r i n w a tts a ssum i n g t h e h e a te r ,
w i n d i n g to be n o n i n d uct iv e I f the .
, h ea te r w i n d i n g i s n o t n o n i n ductive ,
th e n th e cu r r e n t a n d t he el ect r ic a l p r es
su r e wil l n o lo n g e r b e i n ph a se wh e n
th e devi ce i s ope r a ti n g o n a n alte rn at
i n g cu r r e n t ci r cui t a n d a w a ttm ete r
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,
m ust b e used P r a ctic a ll y a l l h eati n g
.
el eme n t s a r e wou n d n o n i n d uctively s o
th a t th e powe r m a y b e m e a su r e d by
m e a n s of a n a mmete r a n d voltmete r .
Th e e n e rg y t a ke n by a h e a te r i n a
g ive n tim e wil l b e equ a l to th e p r oduct
of t h e ave ra ge powe r a n d th e t ime
Fo r ex a mpl e i fth e h e a te r t akes 3 0 0
.
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,
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, t he e n e rgy co n su med i s e qu a l t o 300
. tim es o r 150 w a tt hou r s wh i ch i s —
,
equ a l to 15 ki low a tt hou r
.
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.
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is a l ittl e mo r e d i f ficult but i t m a y be ,
a pp r oxim a t e d a s fol lows : S i n c e th e
obj ec t o fth e d ev ic e i s to co n ve r t el ec
t r i c a l e n e r gy i n to h e a t e n e r g y th e out
.
. Th e u n i t of h e a t most commo n l y e m
ployed i s th e c a lo r i e wh i ch i s th e h eat
,
r equ i r e d t o r a i se t he te mpe r a tu r e o f
,
o n e g ra m of w a te r o n e d e r e e ce n ti
g
g r a de . H e n ce i fa ce r t a i n wei g h t o f
,
, w a te r ha s i t s tempe r a tu r e i n c r e a sed a
d efi n it e n umbe r o fd e g r ees c e n ti g ra d e
, by th e el ect r i c h e a te r th e n t h e tot a l ,
, he a t imp a r te d to th e w a te r i n c a lo r i es
, w il l eq u a l th e w ei gh t of th e w a t e r i n
g ra m s multipl ie d b y th e ch a n ge i n tem
pe ra t u re i n d e g r ee s ce n ti g ra d e Of .
cou r se th e h e a t g e n e ra te d by th e h e a te r
,
excee d s th a t o b t a i n e d b y th e a bove
c a l cul a t io n du e to th e f , a c t th a t some
h e a t i s imp a r t ed to t h e v essel co n t a i n
or
, t h e ve ssel but i t i s o n l y th e h e a t i m
,
, p a r te d to th e w a te r t h a t m ust b e c o n
s i d e r e d a s th e oth e r h e a t i s n o t use f ul
Wh e n th e tempe r a tu r e of th e w a te r
, .
,
, of the w a te r i s ev a po r a ted th e f o re ,
g oi n g m ethod o fc a l cul a ti n g t h e h eat
imp a r ted to th e w a te r n o lo n g e r h olds
g oo d a n d th e f
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,
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im m ediately afte r th e t es t to dete r m i n e cloth s Th e a ctual w a te r evapo r ated i s

.

th e a mou n t o fev a po ra tio n Fo r e a ch . th e d i f f e r e n ce i n th e w ei g h t oft h e

gra m of wate r ev a po r at e d th e r e w il l be cloth s befo r e a n d a f te r i ro n i n g m i n u s ,

r equi r ed a pp r oxim a tely 536 calo r i es , th e i n c r e a s e i n w ei g ht o fth e cloth o n

a n d t h e h eat i n c a lo r ies imp a r ted to t h e i r o n i n g bo a rd w h i ch takes up som e
,

t he w a t e r to ra ise its t empe ra tu r e t o of th e moistu r e f r om th e cloth s be i n g

th e boi li n g poi n t wi l l b e e q u a l to t h e i r o n ed .

di ff e r e n c e betwee n 1 0 0 a n d th e i n iti a l
t empe ra tu r e of t he wate r m ult ipl ied by Ea r th e n M u s t a r d P o t s Us e d a s A ci d
th e wei g ht o fth e w a te r a t th e st a r t
J a rs
.

To d et e rm i n e th e e f fici e n cy th e i n put ,

t o t he h eati n g e l eme n t i n el ect r i cal A sm a l l e a r the n m ust a r d pot o fth e

u n it s m ust b e ch a n g ed t o h e a t u n its t y p e show n m a ke s a n i d e a l a ci d pot
wh ich may b e do n e by m ult iplyi n g th e
powe r i n w a tt s b y th e t im e i n seco n ds
a n d th is p r oduct i n tu rn by 2 4 g ivi n g .
,

th e r esul t i n c a lo r i es Th e fol lowi n g .

ex a mpl e may se rv e a s a h el p i n pe r
fo r mi n g s uch a n expe r i me n t o r t e st .

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t he o r d i n a ry ac i d bottl e Th e l a rg e .

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, t wood t ho r ,

c r eased by i n sul a ti n g th e ve sse l with a oughl y boil e d i n hot pa ra fii n i s bo r ed ,

n o n co n d ucto r of h e a t a n d p r ovi d i n g a f o r th e i n se r tio n of a n oth e r pa r a fifin e d

cove r i n g f o r it th us d ec r e a si n g t he
, co r k hol d i n g th e a ci d b r ush h a n d l e I f —
.

losses to the a i r a n d su rr ou n di n g a co a t o f p a ra f
fi n is gi ve n th e h a n dl e ,

obj ects . i t wil l e a sil y r esi st t h e a ct i on o ft h e

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m a n n e r simi l a r to t h e w a t e r h e a te r .

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,
be
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h e a t impa rt ed to th e w a te r i n a give n d l e d b y a pplyi n g
t ime al so th e i n put t o t he h eati n g el e
, a n o r d i n a ry ke y ,

m e n t i n th e s a m e tim e f r om w h ich , such a s f ou n d o n

d a ta t h e e f fi ci e n c y m a y b e c a l cul a t ed . most c a n s c o n
I n th e case of a n e l ect r i c i r o n damp ,
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e n d of th e t ube i s

t e r m i n e d by weigh i n g th e cloth s b e i n se r t ed i n th e
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i ve o n e th a t m a y b e p e rf o r me d at pra c of th e voice a n d n ote how m uc h fi n e r

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t he w a ves becom e .

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c a s e r ece ive r d r il l a hol e i n th e cove r
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f o r a sho r t piece o fb r a ss tu b i n g to ,

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expose d to th e w i n d eve n i f it i s ,

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cu r r e n t supply of a few volts to ope ra te
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t r ul y r ep r ese n t a tive S t u d y a n d c a r e
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.

f u l m e a su r eme n t of th e o r i g i n a l a r e co n si d e r what woul d h a p pe n i n a f ull

n ecess a ry to a tt a i n t h is r esult a n d pro , s ize d m a ch i n e i fsuch sc r ew s w e r e use d
v i d e v a l u a bl e expe r i e n ce i n th e a ppl i f o r m a ki n g j oi n ts i n valv e r ods c y l i n ,

c a t io n o fco r r ect m ech a n i c a l p r i n ciples . d e r cove r s sl ide b a r s f , o r fixi n g be a r ,

Th e most co n spi cuous t hou gh pe r , i n g c a ps a n d t he l ike t o r e a l iz e how

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h a ps n o t th e most f r eque n t e rr o r s , compl etel y such a d e f ec t m a r s th e a p

m a d e by a m a t eu r s a r e i n t h e p r opo r pe a ra n c e o f a mo d el t o a d i sc r im i n a t i n g

t i o n i n g o f th e v a r ious p a rt s Th is . ey e .Bolts o r i n som e cases stu d s

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usu a ll y a r ises f r om i n su f fici e n t st u d y a n d n ut s s houl d b e used to g ive a n

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o ft he o r i g i n a l m ach i n e and i s of te n , appe a ra n c e ofco rr ect wo rkm a n sh ip .

su f fic ie n tl y g l a r i n g to a tt ra ct t h e a tt e n M a n y n ov ice s m a k e a se r iou s m ist a ke

t io n eve n o fa c a su a l obse rv e r Th e . i n th e ch a r a cte r o fth e fi n ish g ive n to
f ou n d a tio n o r b a se of a mo d el S tat io n th e v a r ious p a rt s Thi s usu a lly r e .

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, te n , s u l t s t h rou g h devot i n g i n su f ficie n t a t
p a i n t e d t o r esembl e b r ickwo r k Th is . te n tio n to t he m eth od ofm a n u f actu r e
i s co r r ect p rov ide d t h e Sp a ces a r e pro
, a d opted i n e n g i n ee r i n g p ra ct ice Un .

po r tio n e d so a s to r ep r ese n t b r icks a n d d e r th e imp r essio n t h a t a mottl ed a p

n o t t h r ee t o n sl a b s o f
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s c raped fi n is h To t h e c a sual obse rv e r

. o r d i n a ry o ar s wa s cut a s sh ow n a n d ,

t he r e would b e n oth i n g a m iss but a pip e fitt i n g s we r e a ttach ed to th e e n d s

o r m a det a chabl e j o i n t Wh e n
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i s e n ti r el y u n r ep r ese n tative Th e o b .

j e c t o fsc r ap i n g sl idi n g s u r f a ces i s t o

o b t a i n a g r e a t e r d e g r e e o f fl a t n e ss by
r emov i n g sm a l l i n eq u a l it ies As t he .

subse que n t use of a fi l e woul d o n ly

u n do th e wo rk of a Sc rape r t he su rf a ce
,

is pe r m i t t ed t o r em a i n mottl e d a s l e f t ,

by t h e sc rapi n g t ool B ut th e e n d o f .

a n e n g i n e sh a f t i s n o t a sl i d i n g su r f
a ce ,

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o r de r t o p r o d uc e a b r i ll ia n t a n d sup i n a se a t cup b o a rd o r oth e r co n ve n ie n t
po s e d l y pl e a si n g fi n i sh t o th e mo d el o f pl a c e Co n t r ibut e d by H E Wa r d
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model o n ly i n t h e e y e s o fth e u n i n i t i bl a d es f o r us e i n m a ki n g mo d el s o f

at e d .Few pe r so n s woul d c a r e to r i sk w i n d mi ll s a n d oth e r co n st r uct io n s I

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a rail ro a d j ou r n ey if th e e n g i n e ha d fou n d th a t I coul d s a ve m uc h t im e a n d

b ras s wh eel s I r o n o r steel i s th e c o r
. obt a i n a s a t is f a cto r y s e t o fp r opell e r

r ect m a t e r i a l t o use B r a s s is a l so ofte n

. bl a d es b y us i n g o rd i n a ry Shoeho rn s of
use d i n st e a d of i r o n f o r c y l i n de r s c o n , t h e s a m e s ize The sm a l l e n ds o ft he
.

meet i n g r o d s a n d st a r t i n g l eve r s o n
, ho r n s we r e fl a tte n ed out so th a t t hey
mo d el s o r f , or ste a m pipes wh ich , coul d b e f a ste n e d to piece s o fwoo d

shoul d be m a d e o f steel o r coppe r . f o r be a r i n gs a n d t he n h a mme r ed t o

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mat e r i a l f or a m a ch i n e p a r t m a d e to a
sm a l l scal e It i s th e n pe r m issi b l e to
.

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,

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m ea n s of a n a pp r op r i a t e fi n i sh Cop . m a d e b y g roov i n g pi ece s of m a pl e o r ,

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per . I t i s of te n co n ve n ie n t t o m a k e a s t r ips of clock
model bo il e r of b r ass I t shoul d n o t be . Sp r i n g i n to t h em ,

pol ish e d but b ro n zed t o r ep r ese n t t h e , a s show n i n th e

i ro n or steel pl a t es o fa ful l siz e bo ile r - . Sk e t c h Th e .

pieces m ust fit th e h ol es i n t h e b e n ch
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,

p reve n t the m f r om sl ippi n g out T he .

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fi n d t h e take dow n oa r s show n i n t he
- shoul d b e a n n e a l ed so tha t a h ol e f or
Sketch e a s il y m a de a n d o fv a l ue i n a n t he sc r e w m a y be d r ill ed i n t o it r e a d
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H ow to Make a G oo d P utty d on e q uickl y it w il l n o t be n oticed A

p 1ece o fp a pe r i s use d t he Siz e of a r eg
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To m a ke a g oo d putty th e fol lowi n g ul a r pl a yi n g c a r d a n d a n a c e i s m a d e

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w h it e l e a d w ith e n ou g h l i n see d oil t o
m ake a t hick l iqui d ; a d d e n ou gh com
m e rc i a l putty to th is to m a ke th e c o n
s iste n cy o fr e g ul a r putty Th is putt y .

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t bei n g g l ued i n to
a mou n t o fio d i n e d is sol ve d i n i t and , pl a ce a t the s a me t im e Th e sm a ll .

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f o r th e b e a r i n g l u g a s show n i n th e
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a tte n t io n Shoul d b e g ive n to a l low a n ce u n d e r t a ke n a s f ollow s : Cl e a n t h e c a st
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su it a b l e c a tch wa s fitte d i n t o a box f

,
or cl e a n e d s o a s n o t to be i n s a n it a r y m a y ,

m il k bottles a n d , b e use d i n o n e o r poss i b l y mo r e of th e

se r ve d to pr o followi n g w a y s : to r a ise th e n a p of
t e c t t he milk wh it e buckski n sh oes a f te r pol i shi n g ,

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th e f t by p r owl pol ish o r i n cl e a n i n g out eyel et s a n d
,

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through an sketch wh i ch ha s th e spe ,

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l ocke d e n d o ft h e o n th e k n i f e h a n d l e locks
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.

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be 1:a m p e r e d oth e r f o r th e sho r te r f ron t

w ith it g u a r d s ,
p iece T he sewi n g a t th e .

ef f ect ivel y a ga i n st th e th e f t of bottl es e d ges o fth e two sect io n s

of milk s i n ce most o fthose stol e n a r e
,
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u se d i n cutti n g o r w el d i n g steel c a bl es ,
t io n of th e sh e a th w hi ch i s f a ste n e d t o
,

but such wel d s w il l n o t sust a i n th e th e b el t o fth e we a r e r a s i n d icat e d ,

.

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A s a n ovelt y i n ca n es a steel tube -

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,

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d l e a n d use d as th rou g h th e c a n v a s bottom o fa c a n oe

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.

a or or about 2 i n .

c iga rs and a r ou n d th e h ol e a n d a ppl y t h ick shel

m a t ch es The . lac . I n se r t a p i ece o fsilk i n th e hol e

t u b e wa s fitte d to l a p u n de r t h e e d g es o fth e c a n v a s .

w ith a m et a l cap P e rm it th e sh el l a c to d ry sl i g htl y a n d

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at it s j u n ctio n s moot h d ow n t h e p a tch P r ot
.

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with th e h andl e u rth e r w ith w hit e l e a d 5 ,

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a re i n se r t e d o r w he n d ry .

r emove d a t th i s

poi n t Th e e n d
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p r ov i d e d w it h a cove r a s a m a t ch ,
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sa f e Th e tube w a s e n a mel e d a n d va r
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fi n ish ed s u rf a ce th e fol de d piece

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t em po r a r il y i n A couch sp r i n g o fth e t y pe show n i n
c a se th e l ock i s lost o r d isc a rd ed t h e sketch s a gged co n si d e ra bly m ak
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a Sh ot g u n sh el l w r e n ch s o th a t
,

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,

sm a l l i o n b a l l wa s s t i fl e n e d a l most a s s a t is f
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An E f
fec ti ve Com b i na ti on L ock E as il y M a d e

BY E . F STR ON G
.

H E combi n at io n lock d esc r ibe d eq u a l p a rts a cco r d i n g to t h e s ize of

,

ha s b ee n use d f o r ye a r s o n lock th e d i a l a n d d raw ra d i i a s show n

, , .

e r s a n d l ette r boxe s i n a l a r g e p ubl ic

b ui l d i n g Th e d et a il s o fa l ock w ith
.

th r ee d i sks a r e g ive n a n d i n Fi g 4 t h e , .

u s e o ftwo d isks i s su gg este d

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e xpose d .

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1. I t i s m a d e l a r g e e n ou g h t o m ou nt
t he d isks a s show n A r ou n d the e d g es
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.

o fth e i n si d e s u r f ac e of th e l i d fa st e n
st r ips a t r ifl e th icke r t h a n th e d isks .
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P lac e t h e d i sks i n t h e posit io n s sh ow n

d r il l i n g sm a l l hol es i n th e b a seboa r d
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f th e fa ce o fe a c h d isk A w ith sm a l l
.

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si d e o fth e b a r D f
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a ste n cl e a t s F to , , , , thumb t a cks fa ste n o n e o fth e d i a l s

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hol d i t i n po sit io n Th e h a n d l e H
mov e s i n a Slot i n t h e l id a n d i s fixe d
t o th e b a r E ,
.
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i s t o b e u sed i s p r ovi d e d w ith ope n
.
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, select e d ex a ctl y ove r th e p e n c il m a rks
m a d e i n s ett i n g th e tempo r a r y com
, bi n a tio n V e r i f
. y th e combi n a tio n b e
, fo r e locki n g it Un l ess t h e Slot s i n t h e
.

i n gs J a s sh ow n i n Fig 3 Th e a xles
, , . .
d i sks a re a l ittl e w i d e r t h a n th e e n d s
C p r o j ect t h r ou g h ope n i n g s as b e a r of th e bol ts th e com b i n a t io n m ust be
i n g s Whe n t h e w i n d ows J t h r ough
, ,
,

.
, ve ry closel y a d j usted A n a i d i n s e t .

wh ic h th e comb i n a t io n s a r e r e a d a r e , t i n g t he combi n a t io n i s a l i n e o n th e
m a d e pl a c e t h e e n d s o fth e bolts i n
,
g l a ss o r a poi n t o fbl a ck p a pe r a s
th e Sl ot s o ft h e d isks a n d sc r ew th e
,

show n i n Fi g 2 Th e combi n a tio n . .

l ock i n posit io n M a r k o n e ach d isk .

m a y be ch a n g ed b y sett i n g t h e d i a l s i n
th e poi n t exactl y i n th e ce n t e r o ft h e n e w positio n s Th e l a r g e n umbe r o f
.

w i n d ow e n a bl i n g o n e to wo r k th e
, combi n a t io n s possibl e m a ke s i t v e r y
com b i n a t io n t em po r a r ily To lock t h e . dif ficul t to obt a i n th e combi n atio n Fo r
d ev ic e push t h e h a n d l e to th e l e f
.

, t and most pu r poses two d isks a re su f ,

fic ie n t
t u r n t h e a xl e s To u n l ock it t u rn th e .
, i n a lock o ft h is ki n d .

a xl e s u n til th e pe n ci l m a r ks a ppe a r i n

t h e m i d d l e of th e w i n d ow s a n d th row ,

t h e bol t s . (I A co n ve n ie n t m eth o d o fsuppo rt i n g

N ext m a ke p a pe r d ial s K o fa di a m , , a ga r d e n hose n ozzl e i s to ti e a l oose
-

et e r a s sh ow n i n Fi g 2 D ivi d e th e . . k n ot i n th e e n d of t he hose a rra n g i n g ,

c i rc um f e r e n ce i n to f r om 50 to 100 t he n ozzl e to sp r ay as desi r ed .

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A Si m pl e M e tal B i rd B as i n Pra c t i ca l U s es f
or O l d B u tt on C l as ps
A bi r d b a s i n c a n be m a de a n a t t ra c Le a th e r a n d met a l butto n cl a sps -

t ive f e a tu r e o fa hom e ga r d e n a n d t h a t ,
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s h o w n i n th e h e a v y g loves l a r g e l e a the r c a ses a n d
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ill ust r a t io n wa s oth e r a r ticl es o n wh i ch t he cl a sps have

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m et a l b a si n a n d sewe d o r r ivete d i n to pl a ce Att a che d

a sect io n o f
.

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,

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r ows t h a t a l te r n a t e w ith s im il a r teeth

i n th e co n c a v e th e n a il s bei n g d r ive n
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th e bi ll comp a r tm e n t ope n i n Fig 2 ,

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w it h Si rn pl e R i gg i n g Wa tc h B e z el
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,
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sh a r pe n th e l a w n mowe r o r pe r h a ps ,
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,

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me n t i s n ecess a ry To m a ke th is wo rk .

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,
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i s th a t t he ope n i n g to th e poult ry house

.

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cutti n g wh eel t e n d s t o sh a r pe n itsel f i s cl osed a f te r th e fowl s h a ve g o n e to

oost a n d i n th e mo rn i n g whe n they
.

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d esce d f r o m the r oost th e doo r a uto

po r ti n g th e mowe r a s Show n a t A th e n ,

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, ,

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i n to c o n t a ct w it h th e cutti n g wh eel .

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.

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.
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m e n t s h o w 11 fil e d with a t r i a n gul a r fil e to p rov i d e a
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a n d i s cl a mped ove r th e post o fth e w it h d el ive r y tu b es th e l owe r e n d s o f -

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.

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the purpose th is was t e i n the
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.

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,

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o r el e ct r i c moto r i s use d to d r i ve th e
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pum p S A H a r d y S t P a ul M i n n
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th is wa y A lo n g hose used w ith a f

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,

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shock a b so rb i n g q u a l ities b ut th ey
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of th e h a n d l eb a r They m a y be r e i n
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hol di n g t h e fil m ' m a d e o fst r ips f r om steel buil d i n g to y s
spool wh il e re
.

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m ovi n g t h e fil m f a ste n e d it w it h o n e sc r ew to th e b a ck ,

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w if e i s th e i n st a l l a tio n i n th e pl a c e of ,
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s es
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am an o er o s nto a

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D e t a c h abl e M o t or D r iv e n T i re P um p - Re i nf
orc i n g a S t r ai n e d A u t o-T r u ck
M a d e ofF o o t P um p Fr a m e

To m a ke th i s moto r d r ive n p ump -

, Th e si d e m em b e r o fa n automobil e
w hi ch I use w ith co n s i d e ra b le success , t r uck f ra m e wa s ove r st r a i n e d a n d ,

I fitte d a b i c y cl e st a r t ed to s a g To r epl a ce it w ith a

.

f oot pum p to a n e w cha n n el piece wa s out o f th e q ues

st a n d a r ra n g i n g , t io n s o it wa s d ec id e d t o r ep a i r the
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,

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p r eve n te d f u rthe r s a gg i n g .

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in th i ck w a s .
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the pl u n g e r o fth e pu m p Th e l a tte r we a the r a n d to ,

c a r e fo r t h e
.

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w h ich th ey a r e
d r i e d o u t
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t ho r o u ghl y Th e
Of te n t im es th e fi sh e r m a n t a kes a
.

r a ck co n sists o f
p a il a lo n g o n a fi sh i n g excu r sio n so th at a row of b ra cket s
h e m ay b r i n g m a d e o fst r a p i r o n be n t as show n i n ,

b a c k h is c a tch t he sket ch a n d th e shoes a r e sl ippe d

,

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, Th e b ra cket s a r e mou n te d o n
.

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,
to keep t h e fi sh th e w a l l with sc r ews A th i n piece o f
f r esh Th e w a t e r
.

.
bo a r d o r sh eet m et a l p r otect s th e w a ll
i n a n o r di n a r y
.

E d ga r M o rga n R obbi n s d a l e M i n n
—
,

p a i l s o o n be
, .

com es st a l e a n d ,
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t h e fish m a y d i e
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.

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th e fi sh e r m a n goes home A goo d . wh e n n o t i n u se Th e bett e r g ra d e scis
.
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m e a n s of c a r i n g fo r th em supe r io r t o ,
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, ,

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m a d e w it h e a c h bl a de sl i g htly bowe d ,

mesh co n t a i n e r to fit i n si d e th e w a t e r
, so th a t i n cutt i n g th e ed g es c ross at a n ,

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, .o r m c a n be a n gl e n e a r th e cutt i n g poi n t Keepi n g .

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,
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Ma ki n g Lea d S ol di e r s and Si m il ar S m al l C a s ti n gs
BY E . R . G AR F E LD I
H E boy who l ikes to pl a y ga me s i n th e p a tte r n a n d pou r th e pl a ste r a r ou n d
wh ich th e l e a d sol d ie r a n d oth e r it Wh e n th e mol d i s d ry r emov e th i s
,

f e a tu re s o fi m it a t io n w a rf a r e h a ve a pl u g t hus f o r m i n g t he Sp r ue hole , ,

pa r t c a n m a ke h is o wn l e a d sol d ie r s t h r ough wh ich th e mol te n le a d i s ,

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,

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, .

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u n d e r t a ke th is wo r k a lo n e th e p ro cess d ry l i f t it c a r e f
, ull y f rom th e u n d e r ,

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. .

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t h e mol te n l e a d w h ich i s pou r ed i n i n m a ki n g it e a s y to d rop t h e t 0 p m ol d
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pe a t e d A n e n ti r e
. wi n g n uts a t t h e
a r my c a n th us be w a she r s B e ve ry .

m a d e w ith a s i n ca re f ul th a t th e
g l e mol d . mol d i s d r y a s hot ,

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sm a l l l ea d sol d ie r , w et su rf ace m ay
and co a t i t w ith cause a d a n g e r ous
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b o x somewh a t thi s p ro cess a n d ,

l a r g e r th a n th e i f c a r e i s t a ke n .

p a tte rn f or the a bout 30 0 c a s ti n s

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p r ess th e p a tte rn i n to the ce n t e r o fth e w he r e th e c a sti n g i s to be mol d e d i n to

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pl a st e r so t h a t h a l fit s th ick n e ss i s i m sh a pe f u r th e r .

be d d e d P e r m it th e u n d e r mol d to d ry
. ,

a n d r emove t h e p a tt e r n S h ell a c th e A T r a p N e st f
.

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su rf a ce o f th e pl a ste r a n d the imp r es
sio n Wra p a l a y e r o fo il e d p a pe r
. P oul t ry ra i se r s fi n d a t ra p n est use
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. ,

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i n g hal f of t h e box w ith pl a st e r a n d a bl e sl i d i n g g a te I n th e a r ra n g em e n t
, .

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s e t it i n th e ce n te r i t s poi n t to uch i n g sp r i n g a n d c a usi n g t h e ga t e t o d r op

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Th e gat e a n d Sp r i n g c an be ad j usted o fa s t rip ofcoppe r %2 i n by in ,

t o v a r ious s ize d b r eeds o f poult ry

. .

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.

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,

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.
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upo n t h e m i n e r a l wo rks i n a n u t s ol , ,

d e r ed ove r a hol e i n the t 0 p o fthe

up r i g ht T he cat wh iske r is m a de of