194 AMATEUR RODMAKING 



There may be a better glue than Coignet 

 No. i, a French product that is called after 

 the chemist of that name, but if so I am not 

 familiar with it. Let it soak overnight in just 

 enough water to cover the glue in the pot. At 

 best glueing strips is a messy proceeding, but 

 if you will go to a little extra trouble some of 

 the unpleasant details may be eliminated. 

 From the plumber's scrap-heap select a piece 

 of pipe of any size and at least two-thirds the 

 length of your rod joints. If one end is 

 threaded, have a cap fitted to that end. This 

 is your glue tank. 



Glue the strips in a warm room, and have 

 strips, glue, and temperature uncomfortably 

 warm. Provide a large pail of boiling water, 

 and when all is ready, pour the glue from its 

 pot into the tube, set the latter in the pail of 

 water, and insert the bundle of strips at least 

 a foot into the hot glue. Holding the strips 

 just above the glue mark, wind spirally with a 

 piece of strong cord down to the glued end and 

 two-thirds of the way back. Grasp the glued 

 portion, unwind about three inches of the por- 

 tion first wound, dip into the glue and hold 

 there until all of the strips are well coated, 

 and the chilled glue at the place of commence- 

 ment shall have had time to be warmed up, 



