KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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inch from the opposite edge. The 

 whole thing is then sewed to the 

 under side of the creel lid with 

 the rod at the loose edge of the 

 creel lid. The fly is then hooked 

 over the small rod and the gut is 

 held by the coils of the spring. 



FOLDING LINE DRYER 



BY GERALD E. MULL 

 As a line dryer is necessary 

 and those on the market which 

 looked good to me were expens- 

 ive, I set about to make one my- 

 self. The idea of the dryer as 

 well as the construction is very 

 simple, so that anyone should be 

 able to make one. 



The first thing to make is the 

 axle on which the spool turns and 

 which also holds the dryer to 

 table, bench or wherever you wish 

 to place it. This is made of stiff, 

 springy wire, bent in the shape of 

 Fig. I, and should be long enough 

 so that the top of the wire will 

 extend through the top of the 

 spool. The part lettered A in 



Fig. I is to slide onto the edge of 

 table. The twist in the wire 

 holds it upright and is bent so 

 that the bend will lie flat on the 

 top of the table. 



The next step is the ends of the 

 spool. These were made of Y%- 

 inch pine, 4 inches square. The 

 blocks are cut to size and then 

 each corner is cut off about ^ or 

 V 2 inch back, giving the block 

 eight sides as shown in Fig. II. 

 Next drill a hole through the 

 center of the blocks at C, Fig. II, 

 to allow the wire axle to pass 

 through. A hole is then drilled 

 in the edge of the block, where 

 each corner was cut away, E, Fig. 

 II. These holes should be the 

 size of the wire to be used for 

 sides of the spool. 



The side wires of the spool are 

 made of copper or other wire 

 which will not rust. Four of these 

 wires are necessary. They should 

 Le bent to the shape shown in 

 Fig. III. In making these the 

 parts marked A- A, Fig. Ill, 

 should be about 1*4 inches long, 



Fig. TIL 



A- A- S^de Wvts 

 8- Avjle 



C * wa*Ker 



"C 



