1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
263 
ONE MAN WITH CROSS-CUT SAW. 
Bow Stiffens the Saw. 
On page 166 we are asked for a handy 
device to enable one man to saw wood 
with a cross-cut saw. My experience 
with all kinds of rigs is that it is uphill 
business for one man to cut wood with 
a two-man cross-cut saw, but like my¬ 
self, there are times when it becomes 
necessary. Fig 109 shows a plan that 
for efficiency and simplicity cannot be 
beaten. It is simply to make a strong 
and stiff bow. Saw a slit in each end 
five or six inches long; take one saw 
handle off, and insert a plug in one of 
the holes in the saw; slip one end of the 
bow over the saw in front of plug, tie 
underneath with wire. Now bend the 
bow and slip the other end over the saw 
in front of the handle, and tie as before, 
and you have an enlarged buck saw that 
works well. If the bow is strong it 
keeps the saw rigid, and it does not 
wabble. Of course it cannot be worked 
in big timber, as the bow will ride on 
the log. Another thing to look to is to 
take a saw straight on the teeth, and not 
have the teeth too long. Have the teeth 
filed very beveling so as to bring as thin 
a cutting edge against the wood as pos¬ 
sible. Do not file the rake teeth as short 
as you would if two men were to work 
it. Put one hand on the saw handle and 
one on the bow, and go ahead, and with 
a little practice you will be surprised 
how well it works. J. s. c. 
Moravia, N. Y. 
Like a Buck Saw. 
To help one man saw wood with a 
cross-cut saw use two light stiff handles, 
about three feet long, a light stiff cross¬ 
bar between them; a light wire (bale 
w'ire) two to four times around the tops 
of the handles, and twisted fairly snug, 
with a stick in the middle, on the plan 
of a buck saw. This is the cheapest and 
about the best device that has ever been 
invented to help one man saw wood 
with a cross-cut sawn o. e. f. 
Canon City, Col. 
GOOD LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS. 
1. Good connection of a lightning rod 
to ground is a prime necessity in light¬ 
ning rod construction. 
2. The experimental and theoretical 
study of the transmission of rapid elec¬ 
trical oscillations and of abrupt elec¬ 
trical pulses along wires or rods has led 
RODS OFF THE HOUSE. Fig. 110. 
to the recognition of the following facts; 
(a) Straightness and directness of path 
to earth is the most important condition 
in so far as the arrangement of the rod 
is concerned, (b) A given weight of 
metal is a more effective carrier of rapid 
electrical oscillations and of abrupt elec¬ 
trical pulses when it is in the form of 
ribbon, thin-walled tube, or cable than 
when it is in the form of a solid rod. 
3. If the path along the rod to ground 
is roundabout, then the more direct 
path through the protected (?) structure 
is apt to be chosen by the electrical dis¬ 
charge notwithstanding the poor elec¬ 
trical conductivity of this direct path, 
and in spite of any ordinary degree of 
insulation of the rod. 
4. The arrangement shown in the ac¬ 
companying sketch (Fig. 110) affords 
very direct communication to earth 
from the regions pp pp. which regions 
therefore are to he considered as well 
protected. 
On the other hand the ground com¬ 
munication from the region dd is un¬ 
necessarily roundabout and this region 
dd is therefore unnecessarily exposed to 
danger. Given a good ground connec¬ 
tion, then directness of path to ground 
from the region which is to be protected 
is so important that the matter of in¬ 
sulating the rod from the building either 
by air spaces or by glass is of no im¬ 
portance whatever in comparison. If 
the path is direct there is no need of 
insulation and if the path is roundabout 
effective insulation is not practically 
feasible. w. s. franklin. 
Lehigh University. 
Air Sprayers.— R. N.-Y., page 91, ol 
February 6, H. R. T. asks about com¬ 
pressed air sprayers. I can say from ob¬ 
servation and personal experience they are 
a grand good thing, that is, a good one is. 
Some are very cheaply built of light 
weight galvanized iron. Mine is built of 
heavy brass and has a safety valve so it 
cannot be overcharged. I use it to spray 
one or two acres of potatoes, whitewash 
the coops. It is the best thing out. I 
put in about 12 quarts of liquid, pump in 
the air (it takes more strokes than adver¬ 
tised), and the pressure is so great the 
spray is driven with much force. One 
filling will spray 40 rods of a potato row. 
Get a .good well-made pump with assort¬ 
ment of nozzles and you will be pleased 
with the investment. My outfit cost $6. 
Ashburnham, Mass. E. d. g. 
Betty, having been pecked on the 
finger while trying to stroke a parrot, 
exclaimed: “Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I 
thought it was going to be a nose, and 
it’s a tooth!”—Philadelphia Ledger. 
“I’m sorry to hear you’ve been ailing 
again, John. I must send you down 
something from the rectory. How would 
you like some soup?” “Thanky kindly, 
mum—but I b’ain’t so terr’ble wrapped 
up in soup!”—Punch. 
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