The playwork book . Fia. 91. groove about three quarters of an inchwide round each, near the end. Into thesebind very tightly two pieces of very strong A TARGET 109 round elastic about five inches long-. Nexttake a firm piece of leather about one inchwide and two inches long, trim it away atthe corners, and make a hole at each endinto which insert the free ends of the elas-tic, turning them back on themselves andbinding firmly. It may be well to mentionthat there are very strict police regulationsabout shooting with bows and catapults,and those who use them must only do soaway from houses or t
The playwork book . Fia. 91. groove about three quarters of an inchwide round each, near the end. Into thesebind very tightly two pieces of very strong A TARGET 109 round elastic about five inches long-. Nexttake a firm piece of leather about one inchwide and two inches long, trim it away atthe corners, and make a hole at each endinto which insert the free ends of the elas-tic, turning them back on themselves andbinding firmly. It may be well to mentionthat there are very strict police regulationsabout shooting with bows and catapults,and those who use them must only do soaway from houses or traffic. A TARGET Materials Required :— A bandbox^ thin paper, string, scissors, ink, andpaintbrush. A very target may be made byusing a round bandbox and stretching overits open mouth a piece of newspaper, w^iichmay be kept in place by slipping over it the rim taken off theHd. Mark rouo^hlvon this the BullsEye in ink, and hangup the box by meansof loops of stringFig. 92. through the side. The. 110 THE PLAYWORK BOOK newspaper can be renewed as often as isnecessary. A square box will do just aswell. A RAFT Materials Required :— A quantity of reeds or thin straight twigs, a pieceof cork, strong string. This is made of dry reeds or any otherlight straight sticks—bamboo is good. Itma}^ be made of any size and may even bemade large enough to carry one or morepersons, if the size and strength of thebranches and lashings is duly proportioned,but for a toy reeds will do nicely. Laydown first the crossbar beneath the raftand then space out the raft itself to fit it,leaving a little space between each reed.
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