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THE WELDON EANOE-EINDEE. 
do not think the reels we use very good, but, in default of better, we 
use a similiar description to those of Major Weldon. In these the 
reel itself turns. The left hand grasps the large handle B, the right 
hand winds up by the small stud A , the iron guider C being fixed to 
the large handle B , does not revolve with the reel, and it guides the 
twine into its place on the reel. The reel should be about 6 ins. in 
diameter, and only hollowed out just sufficiently to allow 150 yds. to fit 
easily into the hollow. The lighter the wood the better, provided it 
doesn't chip easily. I should think beech would do well. 
Left side. 
Right side. 
End view. 
The measuring twine passes through a slot cut in the top of the iron 
guider, the slot being made just as broad as the reel. The twine used 
is extremely thin, and is, I believe, technically known as saddler's 
twine, but of this I am not sure. It stretches a little at first, and is 
then not reliable, but the more it is used, the less it stretches, whether 
wet or dry, and, when long in use, becomes very fairly reliable. The 
line is marked with small pieces of parchment cut thus— 
Eeal size. 
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The line is ended by a leather strap just broad enough to pass 
through the slot in the guider. It has a hook at the end capable of 
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hooking into a hole in itself. Measurement begins from the centre of 
this strap when doubled. Every 5 yds. one of the parchment marks is 
