The playwork book . ^ 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 Fig. 93. Take a strong thin string and fasten it witha tight loop over the end of the first reed,turn it down and round the lower cross-spar, and then up and around the upper A CANOE 111 one, and lay in the next reed, and so the first row of lashi
The playwork book . ^ 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 Fig. 93. Take a strong thin string and fasten it witha tight loop over the end of the first reed,turn it down and round the lower cross-spar, and then up and around the upper A CANOE 111 one, and lay in the next reed, and so the first row of lashings is done layon the second pair of crossbars, and ifthere is any difficulty about lashing thestring a large darning-needle may help you,but if the lashing is done in the right direc-tion this is not needful. If a mast is want-ed, a reel, or a cork with a hole in it, maybe lashed down to the raft as in the dia-gram, and the mast can be set firmly intothis. ACANOE Materials Required :— Some cheap cloth or shelving, some **basketrycane, soft string or fine tape, scissors, penknife, alarge strong needle. The best material for this is thin shelv-ing cloth and it must be made at least
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