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 227
or two further than the one in the illustration. For abow-line use two pieces of strong elastic, with a string for a cen-tre piece. The cent-e cord prevents the bow-line from wearingout as soon as it would if it were all elastic (Fig. 129, C).Make the trigger in the manner described for the plunger… … Fig. 129.—The Elastic Cross-Bow. Home-Made Hunting Apparatus^ Etc. 199 Cut a thin, smooth piece of pine just long and wide enough tocover the gun-barrel from stock to muzzle, and fasten it onwith a couple of small brads at the muzzleand a screw at the stock (Fig. 129, C). There is always a certain…
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