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 289
ed, begin by knocking the barrel apart, beingcareful not to split the head-boards, as they will be neededafterward. Pick out the four best staves, as nearly alike inbreadth and curve as can be found, and saw two or three of theother staves in halves. Take two of the four staves first se-lected and… … Fig. i66.—Top of Ammunition Sled. is to be driven, otherwise the spring of the stave, when struck,will throw the nail out, and your fingers will probably receivethe blow from the hammer. To avoid this, place a block,or anything that is firm, under the point where the nail isto be driven, and there…
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