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 432
bow underneath the tip of the frame. Itis bent to correspond with the curve of the boat, with the thinedge toward the outside of the circle, and wrapped with twine,so that it will keep its shape. The bowpiece is placed betweenthe edges of the bark, which are then sewed together by anover-and-over… … ingredient is added untilby test it is found justright. PATCHING AND PITCH-ING. The canoe is nowplaced on the ground,right side up, and allholes are covered on theinside with thin birchbark, that is pasted downwith hot pitch. A stripof cloth is saturated with hot pitch, and pressed into the…
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