KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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I improved upon the technique, 

 for instead .of leaving a resilient 

 air space between cartridge and 

 obstruction, I fill this space with 

 water and a .22 1. r. finishes the 

 job. All that remains is to scrub 

 up the barrel with the brass brush 

 and the gun is again serviceable. 



A TAKE-DOWN LINE 



DRYER 

 BY J. A. PAXTON 



To make the axle (Fig. A) se- 

 cure a square stick of wood one 

 and one-half inches in diameter 

 and bevel each corner three-six- 

 teenths of an inch. Bore holes 

 (a-a-a-a) at each end to hold the 

 side wires of the frame. Bore 

 a hole in one end to fit the 

 bracket B. 



To make the bracket B take a 

 piece of copper or brass wire and 

 file to fit the second joint of the 

 rod, turn at right angles as in the 

 illustration. A washer soldered 

 on completes the bracket. 



The side wires (C) are made 

 of either brass or copper as is the 

 wire (D). The ring on the end 

 of the wire (C) passes through 

 the ring on the end of (D), mak- 

 ing the completed frame (C, D, 

 C), of which there are four. The 

 rings enable the frames to fold, 

 making the dryer very compact 

 when taken down, and as the ends 

 are open, the line will dry quickly. 



If A is made four and one-half 

 inches long and C the same length 

 the dryer will take up no more 

 room than a wobbler bait and can 

 be easily carried in the pocket. 



By having the bracket B fit the 

 second joint of the rod it is pos- 

 sible to dry the line in the boat 

 while eating lunch, or while com- 



ing back to camp. It also makes 

 it easy to change lines on a reel 

 without going to bank, and, in 

 fact, its convenience in many ways 

 is apparent. 



To make the dryer self-con- 

 tained when knocked down a piece 

 of one-inch brass tubing can be 



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used instead of a block of wood 

 in making the axle A. If the 

 tubing is used it will be necessary 

 to use brass disks in the ends in 

 which the wires C are placed. 



