. The book of woodcraft . s are madethus: Take 8 feet of the butt-end of an ordinary bamboofishing-rod — or, if anything, a little heavier than a 2-inch plank of any Ught wood, and from this cut adisk 3 inches across, bevel off and round the edges. Bore ahole (about f inch) in the middle,and put this on the top of thebamboo, so that it sets againsta shoulder or knot. Drive acircular plug in the hollow ofthe bamboo for a wedge, andmake all secure with one or twovery thin nails driven in (No. 7). Now pad the head an inchthick with the ordinary horsehair stuffing that is used infurni
. The book of woodcraft . s are madethus: Take 8 feet of the butt-end of an ordinary bamboofishing-rod — or, if anything, a little heavier than a 2-inch plank of any Ught wood, and from this cut adisk 3 inches across, bevel off and round the edges. Bore ahole (about f inch) in the middle,and put this on the top of thebamboo, so that it sets againsta shoulder or knot. Drive acircular plug in the hollow ofthe bamboo for a wedge, andmake all secure with one or twovery thin nails driven in (No. 7). Now pad the head an inchthick with the ordinary horsehair stuffing that is used infurniture, and bind all with strong burlap, sewing it at theseams, and lashing it around the bamboo with string (No. 8).This completes the dry land spear. If for use in the water,make a final cover out of rubber cloth. This keeps thespear dry. A completed spear weighs about i§ lbs. Each band should have a half-dozen of these serve a number of purposes, some of them quite dif-ferent from that originally TILTING IN THE WATER When used in the water, the ordinary rules of canoe-tilting are followed. Each spearman stands in the bow ofhis boat, on the bow-seat. His crew bring him within 8 282 The Book of Woodcraft feet of his rival, and now he endeavors to put him over-board. Points are reckoned thus: Forcing your enemy to put one foot down off the seat 5 Forcing your enemy to put two feet down off the seat 10 Forcing your enemy on one knee ... 5Forcing your enemy dov/n on two knees 10Forcing your enemy to lose his spear . 10Forcing your enemy overboard . -. 25 It is a foul to strike below the knee, or to use the spear asa club. The umpire may dock up to 25 points for fouls. When canoes are used, the spearman stands on the bot-tom, so all points are by loss of spear, or by going over-board. TUB-TILTING ON LAND But by far the most of the tilting is done on land, aroundthe campfire. For this we use two barrels, about flourbarrel size. These are set level, exactly a
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