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Show HOW TO MATCF. A ROW PtTTM. Kfloffl To make n weipon for ordlnirs use with it bow of medium power, use a piece of straight grnlnel line seven eighths of nn Inch thick Mark out the shape (eo drawing) nnd have It cut out on a bindsnvv nt some shop or If this Is Inconvenient, use a keshole si ould b about one quiiter of nn Inch wide and nn inch ant a half long) two Inches long nnd flve-rlghthn wide Tin so holes should be cnrcfulls cut Hore a one Inch nolo through the stock at right angles to tho lir(,e hole nnd exuctls In the middle of It This Is for the purpose of running n shaft should have a small hook on one e,nt fe''- , li StVsfl nn I tho other should pass througA it K f ;" RVfl nuirter Inch hnln In tho shaft aiid a ul'r i )J'IXBH knot tlel on tho end to keep It from ?''" BH slipping (JrW 'h i BH The groovo In sour gun nlonp; which ITi.ri'-k , sBH the mlssle Is to travel can bo Cut with (,''!(.' BH a Jackknlfo If sou have no plane, and i t 1LH Wh i tm s. &- lib, 'a 'Ih1 saw and finish with n draw knife Tho gun should be about 80 Inches from trigger to end of gun or muzzle The bow should be about two Inches shorter ond made of well-seasoned lilckors Ans farmer will glvo sou a lece of through and which Is to net as a windlass wind-lass or ieel This shift should b about two Inches long nnd of hnrdwool In fact evers 1 It of the windlass should he of oak or nsh Tho cog wheel should be one-quarter of an Inch thick and three Inches In diameter, with cot,s cut as l cr drawing Pl'sriM then smoothed with an ordinary scrnm SjiS&l , !LtH nail laid flat. Fnlsh with sandpaper. plM HiVsH The placo for tho bow having been! juSi)! '''iBI cut, sou inss It through nnd string It: ti'v.-l 4'H with tin stoutest string; sou can find. ' 'r'utJBH To bend the bow nttnch the hook to rJ"'j flH tho end ot the string, which paswn i , i, HH around tho windlass, and by turning fcliS J3 fftfll lii ' (Br 'H I I t ' ' MM J'OJH MMiUIIMipjLiJLI ':?-r- s I SI Tl ShI hickory cordwood which will cut up Into several bows If sou arc Intending to use the mechanical me-chanical dAvlco shown for bending tho bow, then It (the bo,v) should be nhout three quarters of an Inch thick In the middle, nnd tarer to onc-hilf Inch on each end. Without the device It can Tut neatly with n Jickknlfe, nfter which you bore n one-Inch hole through Its center nnd slip ono end of the shaft through allowing hnlf nn Inch to protrude. pro-trude. I nstm the cog-wheel on firmly with glue Tho end of the shift which sou loft sticking through sou must whittle Into a squire. In order to re- mwwmn tho handlo you draw th'n ToorvstrlnB ihetS j "TBIB down to tho notch you havo cut for thin l O V ! 'HI purpose April ' NHfl A small pleco of wood should bo cut n. ItH to tit tho coga ln caso ot a slip whllo fcif-ft I (iiH bending Stilf t 'itBB The trigger Is a simple lever set In ifsB , J8HH tho holo sou cut and releases the bow-. fllM " :SBJ tStffi ' ' i 4BHI ihK $miIibH be mado as thick ns you nro strong enough to bend The reel for bending tho bow Is made as follows Your gun which we now asrunie has been cut Ihe required shape should have a hole chlsseltd through th stock just bick of the trigger hole (which celveithe handle This should be of hardwood and tit snugly over tho end of the shaft Place sour shift In th hole which you bored and fasten securely with a peg driven through it one-fourth Inch hole The string which Is to hend the how -, - mm pi $kh ffltfl ISH string by tho pressure of sour finger. iMn iwUBBJ Tho missile can be anything you fancy SSI MMBVJ from a. nail to n bullet or even a wood- If? 3 ! VlBBBJ en dart it. B ' 99IV Tho hovvgun Is a very powerful wea- 'jm ,K I, Jl !! pon, so for tint reason never point It f M , ''iCtwJ at sour friends, even if sou think It wfi US !! unlaided in N8 iiBBB |
