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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



each side for about three-fourths 

 inch back (Fig. 1). Then take 

 two large hooks with long shanks 

 and straighten them out. File off 

 the eyes and flatten rear ends for 

 three-fourths inch toward point 

 (Fig. 2). Place flat end of hooks 

 on flat end of tip and fasten in 

 place with fine wire and solder>if 

 desired. Bend hooks to shape and 

 store in tackle box until needed. 

 When you wish to use it remove 

 tip joint of rod and slip in the 

 spear and you'll get your frog. 



A TWIG CUP HANDLE 



BY H. N. CRAMER 

 The easiest drinking cups to 

 carry on a camping trip are those 

 made without any handles, so 

 that they nest one in the other. 

 These cups have the added ad- 

 vantage that they have no seams 

 or rivet holes to leak. Once in a 

 while you want to dip up some- 

 thing hot, however, and then the 

 lack of a handle on your cup is a 

 disadvantage. If you are up 



against this predicament, just cut 

 a small, flexible, Y-shaped twig. 

 Have the ends of the Y long 

 enough so that each of them will 

 go clear around the cup. You 

 will find that a single knot will 



hold the ends of the twig and the 

 stem then forms a handle by 

 means of which you can dip up 

 your hot tea without any danger 

 to your fingers. 



ICE CREEPERS 



BY CHESTER R. HALL 

 An outdoors man's kit is not 

 complete unless he has a good 

 pair of ice creepers. I have found 

 the pattern shown herewith to be 

 most effective. 



The material is band steel, an 

 inch wide and 1 A inch thick. The 



dimensions shown will fit -the or- 

 dinary man's foot. After cutting 

 the steel to length, take a hack- 

 saw or cold chisel (saw is best) 

 and slot the corners as indicated. 

 The mortise for attaching the 

 straps is made by drilling four 

 ^-inch holes side by side near 

 each end. Finish cutting out the 

 holes with a cold chisel and 

 smooth up the edges of them with 

 a file. Next bend the ears up and 

 the points down as shown. Reg- 

 ular band steel will bend cold. 

 Some steel may have to be heated 

 first. After bending, remove all 

 sharp edges with a file and trim 

 the points down so they are just 

 three-quarters of an inch long. 



