The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ll-shaped paddle is no easy matter HOW TO BUILD A CANVAS CANOE 217 for an amateur to accomplish, so it is advisable for a boyto procure A Hand-made Single Paddle, such as can be bought fora dollar and a half. This is generally made of selectedspruce, with a copper-tipped end, and is nicely length of the paddle will depend upon the size ofthe boy who is going to use it, but should be betweenfour feet six inches and five feet. It may be well to warn those who build canvas canoesabout the ease with which the
The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ll-shaped paddle is no easy matter HOW TO BUILD A CANVAS CANOE 217 for an amateur to accomplish, so it is advisable for a boyto procure A Hand-made Single Paddle, such as can be bought fora dollar and a half. This is generally made of selectedspruce, with a copper-tipped end, and is nicely length of the paddle will depend upon the size ofthe boy who is going to use it, but should be betweenfour feet six inches and five feet. It may be well to warn those who build canvas canoesabout the ease with which they are overturned. As longas the boy remains seated he is perfectly safe, but themoment he attempts to change his position, he need notbe surprised if he receives a ducking. Upsets are com-mon in canoe-racing, and especially in a close finish,where one paddler after another overbalances himself inhis efforts to beat out his companions. But these onlyadd to the fun of such a race, and no harm is done if thecanoeist prepares for them beforehand by putting on hisbathing CHAPTER XVI HOME-MADE TRAPS
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