136 THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY FISHING. 



There is a small tube of " Bindall," a strong liquid 

 cement specially prepared by Messrs. Kay Brothers, the 

 patentees of coaguline and tenacitine. This cement is odour- 

 less, non-poisonous, very strong, and dries quickly. If this 

 cement cannot be obtained, coaguline is an excellent sub- 

 stitute. There are also some fifty yards of the strongest 

 and best black thread, No. 18 Garnock carpet thread, and 

 several lengths of various-sized goose quills. 



If the fracture is a long splintery break of any wooden 

 implement you first squeeze a little "Bindall" over the 

 surfaces of the two fractures, and then fit the two ends of 

 the broken parts together. You then place a few turns of 

 thread around the fractured parts, no knots being necessary, 

 as the thread will adhere to the rod. By the time you 

 have done this the " Bindall " on the thread will be dry 

 and the parts held firmly together. You now cut two 

 suitable-sized sections of the quills, smear a little more of 

 the mixture into the concave surface of each quill, and 

 press these firmly on the rod over the fractured part. A 

 turn of the thread will hold them while you select, if 

 required, another quill, and treat it in the same manner, 

 placing the last quill firmly on the top of the ones already 

 on the rod. All you have now to do is to whip the thread 

 firmly and evenly round the rod over the quills, putting 

 a little " Bindall " on the thread or upper quills as you do 

 this. By the time you have put the repair case in your 

 fishing bag, and lighted your pipe, you will find that your 



