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outside the wire under the rivet head. Make the 

 openings for the rivet holes by bending the wire 

 around a nail and then jamming it up tight in an 

 iron vise, the jaws gripping close to the nail. Have 

 the part of the handle that comes between the wires, 

 of a triangular, wedge shape the back represent- 

 ing the base of the triangle so that it will wedge 

 and hold firm when the handle is extended with the 

 net in use. A buttonholed piece of leather is at- 

 tached by a small brass screw, through a copper 

 washer, to the wooden handle just below the position 

 of the rivet, by means of which this form of net is 

 suspended from a button or hook that fastens the 

 left breast-pocket of your flannel shirt or is attached 

 in the vicinity of your left coat-lapel. And the three- 

 foot piece of safety-cord may be used here also. 



To prevent the net from dangling below the frame 

 when folded, fasten a loop of cord to the bottom of 

 the net, and slip this loop over the part of the 

 handle which projects beyond the rivet joint; it will 

 be checked at the leather hanger, but will release it- 

 self automatically when the handle is extended. 



When either frame is completed, a coat of green 

 paint may be applied. 



Now that this net problem is solved, let us con- 

 sider for a little some other items of the angler's 

 equipment that make for safety and comfort. 



Among these is a small rain-cape or poncho, that 

 will at least cover the shoulders but need not extend 



