What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 220
t is free from knots. Allow the wood toremain in the water untilit becomes pliable enoughto bend into the formindicated by Fig. 123.When it has assumed theproper curve, nail on theside pieces A, A (Fig.123) to hold the wood in Fig. 123. position until it is thoroughly dry; after which the side… … 192 Summer, needs to be trimmed up with a pocket-knife, and scraped smoothwith a piece of broken glass to make it a finished weapon. A large wood-rasp or file is of great assistance in shapingthe implement. Fig. 124 C shows a finished boomerang. Fig. 124 D shows a cross section ofthe same. The…
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