firmly into the body. Wind a little tow round the 
shavings, and continue the wrapping towards the 
pointed end of the wire to form the neck, finishing 
off with a wrapping of thread. A lighted match 
passed rapidly over the artificial body will trim off 
any straggling bits of tow and give a neat finish. 
It should be remembered when making the artificial 
body, that it is better to err on the small side, since 
it will generally be found easier to add stuffing than 
fo remove it. 
Now introduce the body into the skin, passing 
the wire up the neck and through the skull, so that 
it projects beyond the eyes, and then work the 
skin into position round the body. Next, cut two 
pieces of wire a little shorter, but a trifle thicker than 
the body wire. Point them with the wire nippers 
(or with a file in the case of stout wires) and pass 
them through the soles of the feet, up the back of 
the legs and through the body. The projecting ends 
are then bent over, firmly twisted together with the 
pliers, and clamped down against the body. The 
beginner will at first experience some difficulty in 
getting the wire past the heel, but he will soon 
overcome this with practice. Keep the legs per- 
fectly straight when inserting the wires. The latter, 
if rubbed with soap, will be found to run more 
easily. As soon as the heel has been passed, turn 
the thigh inside out and pull the wire through with 
the pliers. 
In cases where the thigh is shown to any appre- 
ciable extent in nature, stuffing in the form of tow 
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