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Show HOW TO MAKE A PORTABLE BOAT. A portnhle bn it should be m ide of pine or white wood bo irds, free from knots nnd wealhei checks and three-quarters three-quarters of an Inch thick The two sldea should be one font wldo nnd eight feet long, If sou aro Intending Intend-ing to build a boat to earcy one pcrBon, and ten feet If sou aio to carry two Aftei sou have cut our boirris Ihe propei length, place a mark fouiteen Inches fiom the end on each side of the boaid (seo llgures) which sou Intone! In-tone! to bo the bottom Draw a line from tint mark to the corner of tho other side Do this on both ends of the bonds which will, when in eel, glvo sou tho shai e of tho bow anil the stern Smooth the ends of the boards with a small 1 lane lour boat should be sixteen Inches wide Inside, so the next operntlon Is lo cut out enough Bhort I leees of hoards seventeen nnl a half Inches long, to go acicibs thc ends and bottom. I UCU 11W.. J -V.4. ii.u iuu.w w.ntu iuau ana suicuc liu. tu0vs U4 lea Wat- Ut ,J4. vU Ulh it Lu M.,mi i.ct it.iu .M...S u.ewu. Lau VUA1U Ueviy 1U US UllbUDVl, The last boird on rich end should hn beveled to receive the pieces which I aro lo cover the ends. This end should be white leaded also IjJJf f! l lH Buy a few cents worth it oakum, or JjT , j l cotton wkk will do It tho o.iUuni Is Mtu '- ' . IJH not obuliiul.1... Tuko a bluut-hcaded VKI ! H cold chisel ami with a wooden mallet in r.m H dilvn tho cmkiim Into thc cracks be- WSSk iv Bl twecn Iho boards 011 tho bottom K I llffl M Dn not caulk between tho edge and W: ' Jlnc HsbbbH the bottom X 1 1M JH Tor tho w heel use nn old wheelbarrow Wffi I nKr vvherl, which should be fastened be- Aft) i ' K i (JBsVI tween two pleirs of wooel two by three win ruttl (VJ InchtNi and lung c iiourIi lo let tho wheel sUwtSM KttttttH clear tho crii,n of tho boat during its UBS 8fl transit by land rU9w- ffii IsbbbbbbI A hulf Inih hole bored In each stick cj IK fv iBlH will take tho uxlo of an ordlnars wheel. a Hf L'J IBH Have tho blacksmith make sou four ft Imy im H Irons shaped like drawing and largo il fg".Q 1 HiWH enough to let tlw pkeea which run 111 ill l' 1 11 fiom sour wheel slip In nnd nut easlls. Ft II V 7 SiVfl I nsteu tho linns with tfirre eighths w! T' ' rljIH bolls nno nnd one-hair IneheH long jJj'H t lUBH I'so a elnublo or single bladed piddle. ll Dv rilBlttttl Paint with tluee coats ot good paint. Ili ff tkH You will llntl this boat a very handy m U' . LiiH thing to use, particularly If sou live H K " jlH some dlstnnco from tho river or lake fj '.' 1 'jH and do not like lo leavo It to the mercy In Ji, . ijlH of malicious persons It Is also con- i in- ' rlitViMl venlrnt In use on a river which has vt kitL fiH rapid or shallow spots, for one can w MiiA J'iHH easily trundle the boat around them. En jf jl IjH " Ja M Bhnsvlng; now to Transport tho Boat. f ffl'Cljnlt'JB |