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merit the consideration of the beginner. These 

 are: 



i. For split bamboo rods, welted and 

 capped (or shouldered) ferrules, with the 

 caps serrated so that the silk may be wound 

 over the springy saw-tooth like ends illus- 

 trated in Fig. 12. The reference letter a 



Fig 12. Serrated Ferrules. 



shows the welted end of the ferrule, which 

 protects and strengthens it; b is the cap or 

 shoulder, which is turned down slightly at c 

 to permit winding with silk, which should ex- 

 tend 1-16 inch beyond the flexible serrated 

 ends d and bind the ferrule rigidly on the 

 wood; e is the center, or slide. The caliber of 

 a set of ferrules is taken at the the point indi- 

 cated by this letter. The outside diameter of 

 the center at e is exactly the same as the in- 

 side diameter of the ferrule. 



2. Capped and welted ferrules with the 

 caps split and also turned down slightly for 



