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The Gentle Art of Angling. 



whatever it costs. It will prove 

 the cheapest in the end. 



It is a great advantage for an 

 angler to know how to make a 

 rod as well as tie a fly ; I intend, 

 therefore, to deal with both 



rod-making. It must necessarily 

 be limited to rods of solid material. 

 Anything, therefore, that cannot 

 be done with half a dozen tools 

 at a simple bench is outside the 

 province of this chapter. One 



JAM KNOT FOR ATTACHING LINE TO GUT. 



Top Prepared for drawing. 

 Bottom Drawn tight. 



THE DOUBLE WATER GUT KNOT. 



Top Prepared for drawing. 

 Bottom Drawn tight. 



branches of this part of the art of 

 angling. One of the most com- 

 mon pursuits of the man with a 

 hobby is amateur carpentering. 

 This can be readily applied to 



result of amateur rod-making is 

 the better insight it gives into con- 

 stituent elements. It will soon 

 be discovered why a rod breaks 

 without undue strain, why it 



