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Show I HANDICRAFT FOR BOYSMPGH 5 1 A. NEELY HALL an FROTHY PERS tCopyrlgbt. by A. Neeiy n-j KNOTS AND HITCHES. Below are a few knots and "hitches" that every boy should know. Get two pieces of light rope and work out each as I describe its formation. , A rope has three parts the "bight" or loop (L, Fig. 1), the "standing part" or long end (S. Fig. 1), and the END STANDING Part , ((loo p y) Parts of a rope Overhand knot fig.3 )Square knot fig. 4 granny knot s fshermanSknot "end," usually the short end used In forming the knot or hitch (E, Fig. 1), To begin with the simple Overhand Knot (Fig. 2), make a loop (L) and pass the end (E) through the loop. In joining two pieces of rope with a Square Knot (Fig. 3), -first twiet the ends (E, E) as shown in Step 1, and then form an Overhand Knot on top as shown 1b Step 2. Notice the difference between the positions of the rope ends In this knot and in the Granny Knot shown In Fig. 4. The Square Knot will hold, the Granny Jtnot will slip. The Fisherman's Knot (Fig. 5) Is a secure knot and one easily loosed. In C'-TlG.6 'Bowline l II Knot vStep : Step 7eet-BendTTstep ! lis FlG.7. It's 2 y Ficure-of-Eight-Knot joining two ropes, tie an Overhand Knot in each rope end (E), forming it over the standing part (S) of the other rope, then pull the knots together. to-gether. They can be loosed by pull ing on the ends (E). The Bowline Knot (Fig. 6) will neither slip nor draw tight. First form a small loop in the rope (L, Step 1, Fig. 6), then bring the end (E) up through the loop, around the standing part (S), and down through the loop (Step 2, Fig. 6). The Sheet Bend (Fig. 7). Make a loop with one rope end (L, Step 1, Fig. 7), then pass the end of the other rope through the loop, around both the standing part and end of loop, and out through the loop between the loop and itself (Step 2, Fig. 7). Figure of Eight Knot (Fig. 8). Make a loop fL), then pass the end (E) (t lift HALF-HITCH HITCH ijjjjj II J I I PL TIMBER-HITCH J 1 1 J.; (jjjP) AND-HALF-HITCH STEP I STEP 2 "q Clove-hitch 13' i"U around the standing part (S), and out through the loop. The Half-Hitch (Fig. 9) is a secure method of attaching a rope to a timber tim-ber when the pull on the standing part will be steady. In the Timber-Hitch (Fig. 10), the end (E) tucked in several times. The Timber-Hitch and Half-Hitch (Fig. 11) is a combination used for fastening rope to timbers for hoisting. The Clove-Hitch (Figs. 12 and 13) is secure under every condition. Pass the rope around the pole or post, with the end (E) crossing the standing part (S, Step 1, Fig. 12); then pass the end around a second time and slip it under this last turn (Step 2. Fig. 12). SCHOOL BOOK JACKETS. Heavy glazed brown wrapping paper pa-per makes the best paper jackets If you have none in the house, get a sheet or two from your grocer. P ace ihe book to be covered upon a piece of the paper (Fig. 1), open t, and mark out around the edges of the cot-ers- then measure off a margin of 2 or 3 inches outside of this, and cut out the piece. Next, cut away cornere A (Fig. 2), and cut and bend over , K"TrL F" zZ- j tabs B. The dotted lines represent the edges of the covers, and with these as a guide it is a simple matter to snip away corners A with a pair of scissors. Tabs B Bhould ha as wide as the hook is thick, and the full depth of the margins, and should be located in the center of the top and bottom margins. Cut obliquely) as shown, , After folding over the tabs, place the opened book inside of tbe margins, and fold flaps C, then flaps D, over off to the covers (Fig. 3). DPdb glue or mucilage upon the under Hide of the end of flaps D, and press down upon flaps C. .' Cloth Jackets are &or durable than paper ones. Gray or browil cambric .5 -jfL L HISTORY r .in,...-. I dress lining is the best material to use. Cut the cloth in exactly the same way as described for the paper jacket (Fig. 2), but instead of pasting the flaps together tack their corners with thread (Fig. 4). Then lace the thread back and forth from the upper flaps to the lower ones, as shown in Fig. 4, pulling the lacings taut. The jacket shown in Fig. 8 must be made of heavy canvas, because it requires re-quires stiffness to hold its shape. The dotted lines in Fig. 6 indicate the mar- ' rr- 1 gin to leave outside nr ti, i aUr. tho i; lslue O' the bookcovers, also the lines on which to fold The |
