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thumb, and passing them somewhat firmly up and down the gut at the 

 time. Catch hold of each end of the twisted gut, stretch it and double 

 it. If not wanted for immediate use, it should be packed away in new 

 wash-leather. The tighter the gut can be twisted the better. 



SPLICING MACHINE. 



I know of no method of cutting the two ends of the joints of a rod, 

 so that they shall exactly overlap each other, equal to that afforded by a 



SPLICING MACHINE. 



certain splicing machine. The chief merit of the apparatus lies in the 

 fact that an amateur, with but a modest acquaintance of a plane, can 

 scarcely fail to make a splice free from imperfection. 



