. The book of woodcraft . this time it goes more slowlyfor the lack of a guide rod.* Lay a new line of woof as •This is done much more quickly by help of a heald-rod, that is, a horizontal stick aswide as the blanket, with every other strand of the warp loosely looped to it by a runningcord near the top. When this rod is pulled forward it reverses the set of the threads andallows the batten to drop in at once. 222 The Book of Woodcraft above. When the rug is all finished except the top inchor more, draw out the rod {H H) and fill the warp to thetop. Finally cut and draw out the spiral cords on
. The book of woodcraft . this time it goes more slowlyfor the lack of a guide rod.* Lay a new line of woof as •This is done much more quickly by help of a heald-rod, that is, a horizontal stick aswide as the blanket, with every other strand of the warp loosely looped to it by a runningcord near the top. When this rod is pulled forward it reverses the set of the threads andallows the batten to drop in at once. 222 The Book of Woodcraft above. When the rug is all finished except the top inchor more, draw out the rod {H H) and fill the warp to thetop. Finally cut and draw out the spiral cords on eachyarn-beam. This frees the rug, which is finished,excepting for trim and binding, w^hen such are de-sired. Those who want full details of the best Navaho loomsand methods will find them in Dr. Washington Matthewsarticle on Navaho Weavers, 3d Annual Report, Bur. ofEthnology, 1881-2. Washington 1884. CAMP RAKE A camp rake is made of forked branches of oak, beech,hickory, or other hard wood, thus: Cut a handle an inch. thick {B C) and 4 feet long, of the shape shown. Flatten iton each side of A, and make a gimlet-hole through. Nowcut ten branches of the shape DE,each about 20 inches them at the E end, and make a gimlet-hole througheach. Fasten all together, 5 on each side of the handle, General Scouting Outdoors 223 as in F, with a long nail or strong wire through all the holes;then, with a cord, lash them together, spacing them by-putting the cord between. Sharpen the points of the teeth,and your rake is ready. CAMP BROOM There are two ways of making a camp broom. First, thetwig broom. This is easily made as follows: Cut a handle
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