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cut down, left attached at /, and bent back over the end 

 until there is a bunch of them thick enough; when they are 

 bound together with a cord and appear as in K. Now thin 

 down the rest of the handle L M, and the broom needs only 

 a little drying out to be finished. 



BUILDING A BOAT 



Most camp sites are selected with a view to boating; 

 certainly no camp is complete without it. 



Winter is a good time to build a boat, if you have a 

 workshop big enough to hold it. 



The simplest kind of a craft is the best to start with. 

 Get two boards, smooth and with as few knots as possible, 

 IS in. wide, and 15 ft. long; about 50 sq. ft. of tongue 

 and groove flooring; a piece of 2 x 6 in. scantHng, 15 

 in. long; and plenty of 3-in. nails. 



Begin by beveling the stern post to an edge (a). Set 



