i 4 o THE IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO 



circle, by notches, equally into three arcs, by two ad- 

 ditional file-strokes (Figures 2 and 3). You now 

 have made your six guiding- 

 notches with but three strokes. 

 Deepen these notches a little, 

 and then be sure to equalize 

 them, by directing the side 

 pressure of the fie as re- 

 quired, before completing the 

 cutting to the full depth. 

 For this the file now is held in 

 an inclined position, as the il- 

 lustration depicts, and you 

 make short strokes away from 

 you. 



For securing the ferrules in the vise without in- 

 jury while sawing slits or filing notches, make a little 

 holder from two pieces of soft 

 wood, by chiseling a V-groove 

 along a side of each, as represented 

 in Fig. 4. 



Several kinds of preparations 

 are in use for cementing the fer- 

 rules onto the rod-joints, among 

 them being common thick shellac, sealing-wax, bi- 

 cycle-tire and gutta-percha dental cements. As an 

 excellent and inexpensive ready-prepared article may 

 be had in the shops, we never have bothered about 

 cement recipes; the author uses Dodge's ferrule 



Serrating ferrules 



Fig. 4 Wooden fer- 

 rule-holder 



