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 447
h at eachend. It is necessary to strengthenwith another piece of stave, splicedon to the centre. Let the splicebe one-third the length of thebow. Through the centre of thebow and splice, bore a hole largeenough for the arrow to fit itloosely (Fig. 307). Make the arrow of any tough,straight -… … THE BUCKEYE BOW. stone-throwing. 419 ly, at a distance from the notch exactly equal to the distancefrom the middle of the string to the centre of the bow when it is strung (see Figs. 307A, and 308). Fill your ammunition-bag with buckeyes, horse-chestnuts, or small pota-toes. Clay and puttymay be…
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