Our young folks [serial] . mmon kite, with aframe of three straight sticks crossing each other, or he knows some onewho can teach him. But the way to make the more graceful sort, such aswe see so often in pictures, is not so well one of these, choose first for the centre-piece orupright of your frame a flat, lath-shaped stick (a goodlath itself may do) of the required length, say six feet.(B C, in the figure). Point , and fit into a creasecut below it a strip of light cane, which must be firmlybound to the upright (notched for the purpose) by stoutthread wound about them.
Our young folks [serial] . mmon kite, with aframe of three straight sticks crossing each other, or he knows some onewho can teach him. But the way to make the more graceful sort, such aswe see so often in pictures, is not so well one of these, choose first for the centre-piece orupright of your frame a flat, lath-shaped stick (a goodlath itself may do) of the required length, say six feet.(B C, in the figure). Point , and fit into a creasecut below it a strip of light cane, which must be firmlybound to the upright (notched for the purpose) by stoutthread wound about them. The cane is to form the bow(E B F), which, after being carefully bent, is held in itsplace by the cords E F, E C, and F 0. The frame maybe still further strengthened by fastening the cords P, Q,etc. (dotted lines), firmly to the ends of the bow andto the upright. The frame complete, pains having been taken to makeit perfectly symmetrical, it remains to be covered. News-papers will answer for this purpose, though cloth may. 1872.] Teds Woodchttck. 551 be preferable, especially for a large kite. Newspapers can be pieced bypasting the edges together. Trim them to a shape a little larger than thekite, leaving just margin enough to be turned over the bow and side stringsand pasted neatly down. The ends of the cord G D are to be passedthrough holes made in the cover and in the upright, and made fast by knotsat the back of the kite. To this cord the kite-string is to be attached. Atthe sides E and F long paper tassels are hung; and now for the tail. Upon this will depend the flying qualities of the kite. Be sure and giveit sufficient length, — say twelve times that of the kite, — and have it wellprovided with bobs. Boys seldom give their first kites more than halfenough tail, and so they are subject to constant dipping and diving. Havepatience, Young Folks, in experimenting with the tail and the fastening ofthe string to the kite at S, which it often takes a little skill to adjus
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