. The book of woodcraft . an inch thick, and shape it to a shoulder, as in ^ 5 on birch or other fine twigs, one layer at a time, untilsufficiently thick, as D E. Now at F, put a final lashing ofcord. This draws the broom together, and binds it firmlyto the handle. Trim the ends even with the axe, and it isready for use. The other style is the backwoods broom. This wasusually made of blue-beech or hickory. A 4-foot piece of a4-inch green trunk is best. Shavings 18 inches long are 224 The Book of Woodcraft cut down, left attached at /, and bent back over the enduntil there is a bunch of
. The book of woodcraft . an inch thick, and shape it to a shoulder, as in ^ 5 on birch or other fine twigs, one layer at a time, untilsufficiently thick, as D E. Now at F, put a final lashing ofcord. This draws the broom together, and binds it firmlyto the handle. Trim the ends even with the axe, and it isready for use. The other style is the backwoods broom. This wasusually made of blue-beech or hickory. A 4-foot piece of a4-inch green trunk is best. Shavings 18 inches long are 224 The Book of Woodcraft cut down, left attached at /, and bent back over the enduntil there is a bunch of them thick enough; when they arebound together with a cord and appear as in K. Now thindown the rest of the handle L M, and the broom needs onlya little drying out to be finished. BUILDING A BOAT Most camp sites are selected with a view to boating;certainly no camp is complete without it. Winter is a good time to build a boat, if you have aworkshop big enough to hold The simplest kind of a craft is the best to start two boards, smooth and with as few knots as possible,15 in. wide, and 15 ft. long; about 50 sq. ft. of tongueand groove flooring; a piece of 2 x 6 in. scantling, 15in. long; and plenty of 3-in. nails. Begin by beveling the stern post to an edge (a). Set General Scouting Outdoors 225 this on the ground and nail two of the boards to it, one oneach side (b). At a point about 7 feet from the bow, put in a temporary-cross piece 3I ft. long (c), which can have the ends eitherplumb, or spreading wider toward the top. Around this, bend the two side boards till their sternends are but 3 ft. apart. Nail on an end piece (d e) to holdthem there. Now cut a strip of i x 2 in. stuff, and nail it insidealong the lower edge of the side board, so as to give a doublethickness on which to nail the bottom. Turn the boat upside down and nail on the tongue andgroove stuff to form the bottom. Now, turn her over, remove the shaping board, putin the ne
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