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small amount of this material may be picked up about 
the place and converted into useful ropes or strong cords 
which serve as ties for horses and cattle. The “home¬ 
made” rope is as good as that which may be purchased at 
the store and is less expensive. After studying a few 
simple details regarding the method of making rope, one 
may make rope at school. As soon as a working know¬ 
ledge of this art is gained the work may be carried on at 
home. 
Fig. 24.—A hay feeding rack. 
The Rope Machine. — A piece of lumber, two by four, 
four and one-half feet long will serve as the frame. A 
hole is bored in the center of the frame and one hole on 
each side of this one, at a distance of about four and one- 
half inches. A small piece of board (B, Fig. 30) has 
holes bored in it to correspond to those bored in the 
frame A. 
Three crank-shaped rods C with holes drilled in the 
ends or bent to form an eye, made from an old wagon 
iron, are put through the holes in the frame. The board 
