| Show J BOYS handicraft 4 by A NEELY HALL aether author of handicraft andic raft fo for r handy bandy hoy s 0 anath d boy Cluff eman ae A C A FIG 3 ga g A A A FIG FIG 4 DIAGONAL MAKE 2 A P BOX KITE A BOX KITE of the more kites none id la more popular than the rectangular box kite it approaches nearest to the form of 0 the biplane aeroplane of any kite yet devised and is one of the steadiest of illera fliers dox box kites can be purchased ready made in a number of sizes but they are not cheap and it will pay any boy to take the time necessary to make ose cde while their construction requires considerable more work than the monoplane form of kite it is not difficult and Is so interesting that no boy can tail fall to enjoy it 01 the illustrations show a kite of developed proportions pine spruce and whitewood are the best materials for making these kites though any strong lightweight light weight wood of straight grain grahl may be used if easier to obtain the horizontal sticks and braces must be cut straight and of uniform thickness as in the making of any kite if it you live near it lumber yard or mill DOS pos you can get strips of just the aize you require from the waste aste pile for or the mere asking or for a few cents get them ripped out of a board if not you will find it an easy enough matter to cut them yourself with ith a ebarp sharp ripsaw rip saw short kite sticks can be whittled straight enough with ith the ak sow no t WOO e A jackknife jack knife but long ones can b be e V cut ut easier taster and with greater accuracy with tho the caw saw cut the four horizontal sticks inch thick and inch wide by 36 inches long A fig 2 and the four connecting upright sticks B fig 2 14 inch thick inch wide mide and 10 inches long tack tacit the upright sticks to the horizontal ones 6 Inc liet from the ends of the latter as shown in fig 2 using slender brads for tho the purpose and the projecting ends in fastening these sticks bo be careful to set sticks B at right angles to sticks A after fastening the these se sticks together in the form of two vo fr frames nies similar to that sho shown n in fig 2 lay them aside until you have prepared the covering for the end boxes or cells for this a lightweight light glit weight muslin or tough pa cpr should be used cheesecloth will ill been put on 5 ou give do 0 o if after it has it al u coat of varnish to fill u up p the pores and make mahe it air tight tho the lightweight light weight brown broun paper so commonly Is ift used now for u wrapping rapping paper good covering material the band coverings for the kite 11 be 10 inches wide ide lust rated should and 69 inch inches ea long it if of cloth they each edge to should be hemmed a along long prevent ent raveling and t to 0 make a firm should edge it of paper the edges be folded over a light core cort and pasted bew together the en ends do of the cloth bands or pata panta pa ta the ho ends of the paper bands lapping them 00 that the meas brement around the inside will be exactly 68 inches the proper in cosur ment around the sticks of the finish ca kite slip SUP the bands over the tick stick frames spread the frames to their fullest extent and hold them in thie this position by means of sticks sprung in tern tem po por arlly mrily be between teen upright sticks B then measure the proper length for the diagonal braces C fig 3 these theise sticks should be notched at their ends end to lit over the sticks A as shown in fig 4 and they should be a trifle long so they will be slightly bow shaped ihen hen put in place in this way the frames will keep the cloth or paper bands stretched tight the notched ends of the diagonals should bo be lash ed with thread to keegl them from splitting lashings of thread around the frame sticks A as shown shon in figs 2 and 4 N will ill keep the ends of the braces from slipping way say from the uprights B which Is 19 the proper post tion for them dind bind the braces to gether at their intersections with thread as shown in rig 1 the cloth or paper bands should be fas toned to each horizontal frame stick with ith two to tacks placed near the edges of the bands this can be done to best advantage with the diagonal braces removed rei oved fig 1 shows one good attachment for the bridle of course the kite Is flown floun other side up with mith the bridle underneath A good way of attaching the bridle Is to slip the loop end through a fancy work ring loop it over itself and then tie the loose ends to sticks A of the framework the vertical distance between tho the ringland ring and the kite should be about 3 feet three and four point attachments for the kite bridle are used but the two point method Is generally considered the most satisfactory and Is most commonly emple leed ed copyright copi right 1912 by A neely hall |
