. St. Nicholas [serial] . , benches, and table may be built in thehut as required. Put in windows as needed. If exclusiveness is desired, use a rope ladderor one made of light hickory poles with lashedrounds — the ladder in either case being hauledup when the owners are at home. A TWIN-TREE LEAN-TO. In Fig. 10 is shown a simple form of hutbuilt upon the ground, relying upon two treesfor strength and firmness. It is built substan-tially as is the low twin-tree hut, except in thematter of flooring, which may follow the planof the house-tent shown on page 713 of theJune number. This twin-tree lea
. St. Nicholas [serial] . , benches, and table may be built in thehut as required. Put in windows as needed. If exclusiveness is desired, use a rope ladderor one made of light hickory poles with lashedrounds — the ladder in either case being hauledup when the owners are at home. A TWIN-TREE LEAN-TO. In Fig. 10 is shown a simple form of hutbuilt upon the ground, relying upon two treesfor strength and firmness. It is built substan-tially as is the low twin-tree hut, except in thematter of flooring, which may follow the planof the house-tent shown on page 713 of theJune number. This twin-tree lean-to will befound a very serviceable hut, and is very easilybuilt and at a low cost. If rather thin saplingsare chosen for the supports, the swaying in ahigh wind may loosen the joints in the there are no stout trees, and such lighterones have to be used, it will sometimes be foundadvisable to guy them to other trees to makethem stiff. In fastening down tar-paper on theroofs, care should be taken to use the tin. FIG. IO. A TWIN-TREE LEAN-TO. washers that come for this purpose; or, if theseare not to be had, nail down over the joints or-dinary lath, letting the same nail answer forboth the lath and the tar-paper. If these orsimilar precautions are not taken, the paperwill, in a high wind, pull through the nail-heads.
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