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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



without cutting into the entrails 

 at all. 



At first glance this looks like a 

 waste of good bass meat, but one 

 really loses very little and does 

 away with all bother on account 

 of the bones. If you really want 

 your appetite whetted you should 

 see the job done by a Canadian 

 guide at lunch time when every- 

 one is too hungry to wait for the 

 eats. 



A FANCY STITCH 



BY J. EVERETT WILLIS 

 One often wants to sew a pistol, 

 knife or rifle scabbard with buck- 

 skin or some other leather, be- 

 cause it will wear longer, be 

 stronger and last longer than if 

 sewed with thread. Many people 

 like to have things useful as well 

 as ornamental and the following 

 stitch will be found just the thing 

 for sewing the many leather arti- 

 clas to be found in the sports- 

 man's kit. 



Buckskin is the best for sewing, 

 though fine oiled calfskin is also 

 good. Cut the strings a little 

 wider than wanted and thoroughly 

 soak and stretch them. They may 

 be softened by rubbing them with 

 a soft soap made by boiling shaved 

 white laundry soap in an equal 

 amount of water. English Crown 

 Saddle Soap is the best. 



You can punch the holes, or 

 make them with an awl. The latter 

 will make the best job. Begin just 

 as though you were going to sew a 

 regular over-and-over seam, only 

 don't pull the loop tight, but take 



another stitch through the loop, 

 instead of through the leather 

 again. Then pull the loop tight 

 and make the next stitch through 

 the leather. 



The stitch begins at the top. 

 The first stitch is a regular over- 

 and-over stitch, and the second is 

 the fancy stitch. The string is 

 sewed through from right to left, 

 both in the stitch through the 

 leather and the stitch through the 

 loop. If the stitches are pulled 

 tight and evenly, it will look just 

 like three braid on top and will be 

 an added strength as well as an 

 ornament to any holster. 



KEEPING EYED FLIES 



BY SHERWOOD BUCKSTAFF 

 Many of the fishermen who use 

 eyed flies and there are more 

 who do each season carry their 

 flies with them in a tin tobacco 

 box. This is easy to carry and 

 holds plenty of flies. But it is very 

 inconvenient. If you want a small 

 fly it is sure to be at the bottom of 

 the box. When you finally get it, 

 three or four other flies are usu- 

 ally hooked in with it, and you 

 must put down your box and dis- 

 entangle them. Quite often they 

 drop apart unexpectedly and fall 

 into the grass. This is very an- 

 noying and loses much time. 



Now for the Kink. Before you 

 go, when you are arranging your 

 tackle, cut several sheets of rather 

 stiff paper to fit your fly box. 

 Stick the points of your flies in 

 these sheets, arranging them ac- 

 cording to size, color, or any other 



