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 26
wood that will bend readilywill do—bend this in a circle eight inchesin diameter, fasten it securely to one endof the spine by binding it with strongthread, being careful that the spine runsexactly through the centre of the circle(Fig. I). Next find the exact centre ofthe arm stick, and with a pin… … spring. IS finished flat upon the floor, mark two points upon the armsticks for the shoulder-joints, each seven inches from the intersection of the spine and arm-stick, which will place them fourteen inches apart. At these points fasten with a pin the two longsticks that are to serve for the body…
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