Wigwam Made of aTripod; 



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FOR the person always carrying a 

 camera in the woods in search of 

 pictures the wigwam illustrated will 

 be of considerable interest, as the tripod of 

 the camera equipment is used for the sup- 

 port. The other necessary parts are four 

 pieces of 2-in. material % in. thick, two 

 23 in. long and two 28 in. long, three small 

 blocks, three hinges, two pieces of M-in. 

 rope, each 9 ft. long and 4 yards of cloth 

 34 in. wide. The four pieces are fastened 

 together as shown at A, placing the hinges 

 on the ends of the joining parts. One of 

 the blocks is cut like a triangle and fastened 

 at the back to one piece as shown. The 

 other two blocks are cut rectangular and 

 nailed to the inside surfaces on the ends of 

 the pieces not joined with a hinge. Holes 

 are bored in these blocks about }/% m - deep 

 to admit the ends of the tripod legs. 

 Holes ]4: in. in diameter are bored through 

 the pieces as at B, C, D and E. 



A loop about 5 in. in diameter is made of 

 a scrap of cord or rope and placed over the 

 top of the tripod after the feet are set i-n the 

 holes bored in the blocks. Tie a knot in 

 one end of one rope and run the opposite 

 end through the hole B, up over the loop, 

 down and through the hole C; draw up 

 snugly and tie the end. Run the other 

 rope through the holes D, E and the loop in 

 the same manner, and tie knots in the ends. 



A stick with a notch in each end and 

 about 16 in. long is placed in the tripod at F 

 before the last rope is drawn in place. 

 When this is complete the frame may be 

 picked up and carried without fear of its 

 falling apart. 



The cover may be of burlap, canvas, 

 duck, denim or muslin. It is made of two 

 pieces, each 2 yards long. Sew them 

 together as shown in the illustration. 



The two pieces of cloth are sewed together in an L-shape, then wrapped around the tripod legs, 

 and tied down to form the wigwam top, with a front opening at the point where there is no base 



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