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foot by a screw to a board or table-leaf; open it by sliding 

 up on the staff the lower base to which the slats are fastened, 

 and fasten it, by the screw represented, to the centre-shaft or 

 staff. Hold the line with one hand and turn the reel with 

 the other. The reel may be bought at most of the fishing- 

 tackle stores, such as Clerk's, Conroy's, Bates's, Pritchard's, in 

 New York, or at Bradford's, in Boston. 



COPAL VAENISH. This is the best varnish for tackle, hook- 

 dressings, etc. 



WHITE WAX. This is made like cobbler's wax, and 

 stretched until it becomes nearly white, dry, and brittle ; or 

 mix beeswax, resin, and tallow ; pour into water, and stretch 

 and work it with the hands. 



SPERMACETI. Good to dress lines. To take the kink out 

 of linen lines, darken their color, and not weaken them by 

 preparation, dip them into tanner's or lamp oil, and, when 

 saturated, hang them up until they dry, when pack them in 

 mahogany dust, and leave them several days, or until the 

 dust has absorbed the oil. 



INDIA-RUBBER DRESSING. This is recommended both for 

 dressing lines and for patching India-rubber boots. For 

 lines, cut into small pieces some white rubber and dissolve it 

 in turpentine about -f^ rubber and -j^ turpentine. Set 

 the vessel containing them in hot water, as you would glue ; 

 or rubber may be dissolved in chloroform. Rubber dressing 

 for lines is not liable to crack, and is therefore preferred to 

 varnish ; but spermaceti is preferred by our best fishing-tackle 

 manufacturers. Boiled linseed oil with a lump of resin, or a 

 little gold size, is preferred by some. 



To DRESS LEATHER WADING-BOOTS. Cut into shavings 

 some black India-rubber (the vulcanized is not good for these 

 preparations), and place them in a vessel containing double 

 the amount of spirits of turpentine ; place the vessel in hot 

 water until the rubber dissolves, when mix, and let it cool so 

 as not to burn the leather, and rub the uppers and creases 

 above the sole, and they will be water-proof. 



