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Fly-rods and Fly tackle. 



planing off the corners of two pieces of f-inch stuff, and 

 afterwards nailing, screwing, or gluing them together, 

 as in Fig. 39. 



Pig. 38. 



Fig. 39. 



Or a strip sawn off the grooved edge of a " tongued and 

 grooved " board will answer, though not so well. 



Now, drill two more holes as before, but this time in 

 the middle of the new faces; put a brass pin in the bot- 

 tom of the groove, hook on the joint, and plane off the 

 corners in turn, till the joint is octagonal throughout, 

 and your eye informs you that the taper is uniform. Be 

 careful, be patient, and don't hurry. Now, with your 

 small plane take off each of the eight corners, rounding 

 them a little, and your joint will be nearly circular. 



Set it one side, and proceed to square and taper the 

 other joints in the same way, but not to round them till 

 you have taken the following step : Apply your male, or 

 inside, ferrule to the larger end of your middle joint or 

 tip. You will find it too large to enter. Turn that end 

 from you, and plane off a shaving or two, and the same 

 number, from each face, and try it again. Continue this 

 until small enough, using the utmost caution to avoid 



