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the joint is sandpapered after gluing; and such trim- 

 ming-down of the small end of glued-up top-joints 

 may be resorted to with impunity since here we are 

 dealing with such a small caliber that the whole thick- 

 ness of the joint is solid fiber. 



Months after I had worked out the details of my 

 steel planing-mold and had used it with great satis- 

 faction, it was with no little interest that I noted the 

 description of a " shooting-board," by G. Handle 

 of Plymouth, England, and communicated by him 

 to Mr. Marston's famous Fishing Gazette. As will 

 be seen, this is an adjustable planing-board con- 

 structed of wood. Mr. Handle says : 



" During the past twelve months I have made 

 some half-dozen split-cane rods by means of a shoot- 

 ing-board made as follows : Get a piece of seasoned 



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SECTION 



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Handle's adjustable wood planing-board 



yellow pine, 8 inches wide, i% inch thick, and 5 feet 

 long. Plane one side true and straight. Get two 

 pieces of seasoned mahogany the same length, 3 

 inches wide, and about i inch thick. Bevel the edges 



