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lower part of the leg- is flat on the inside and round on the out- 

 side, almost bare of flesh at the ankle. Remember always that 

 the flesh on the " calf " of the leg, and the forearm, lies behind 

 the bones, swell- 

 ing- out toward the 

 back and the in- 

 side of the limb, 

 and in front the 

 skin lies upon the 

 bone itself. Ob- 

 serve this, and 

 build up the mus- 

 cles accordingly. 

 The thigh is broad 

 and much flatten- 

 ed, rounded on the 

 outside only, as 

 you must have no- 

 ticed when you 

 skinned it aud cut 

 off the flesh, and 

 the knee - pan is 

 prominent. To 

 make the leg this 

 shape, first wind 

 some tow around 

 the thigh - bone, 

 then make up a 

 little roll of tow a 

 little larger than 

 y our forefinger, 

 place it along the under side of the thigh and wind it fast there 

 with tow. By a judicious continuation of this process, you can 

 make the thigh of the proper width and flatness both above and 

 below the bone. At no point is a squirrel's thigh more than 

 three-fourths of an inch thick, and the calf, the arm, and the 

 forearm are even less. By reference to the tracing made of 

 the animal in the flesh, you will be able to tell the width of 

 the legs at all points and correct your work all the way along. 



Fia. 25. Leg-making and Wiring. 



