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This etext differs from the original as follows. Two minor typographical errors were found and corrected. In the chapters on making fly-fishing rods (pages 59-71), several lists of materials or dimensions that were printed as running text have been reformatted as lists for cla...
This etext differs from the original as follows. Two minor typographical errors were found and corrected. In the chapters on making fly-fishing rods (pages 59-71), several lists...
3. Part I--Shapes of SnowshoesTo the inventive mind of the North American Indian we owe the snowshoe, and its conception was doubtless brought about through that prolific source of invention--necessity. The...
4. Part II--Making the Shoe[In making the snowshoe it may be necessary to refer to the previous chapter to select the style, or to locate the name of the parts used in the description.--Editor.]
5. Part I--A One-Piece Casting RodThe pleasures of outdoor life are most keenly enjoyed by those sportsmen who are familiar with all the little tricks--the "ins and outs"--of the open. It is the active participa...
6. Part II--Various Two and Three-Piece RodsWhile the action of the one-piece rod is undeniably better than when the rod is made in two or three pieces, it is less compact to carry. To make a 5-ft. two-piece bait-casting...
7. Part III--Trout Fishing with Fly and BaitThe art of angling is generally viewed as one of the world's greatest recreations, and while each and every phase of fishing may be said to possess certain charms of its own, fl...
8. Part IV--Trout Fishing with Fly and BaitTo be able to cast the artificial fly a distance of 50 ft., or more, and let the feathered lure alight upon the desired bit of water as lightly as a falling leaf is no small acc...
9. Part I--Fundamental PrinciplesFigure 1 shows two coils, P and S, placed upon an iron ring, R. One of these coils is connected to some source of energy, such as an alternating-current generator, or an alterna...
10. Part II--ConstructionTransformers may be divided into two main groups, the classification being made according to the relation between the magnetic circuit of the transformer and the primary and sec...
11. Part ILeather work is one of the most interesting of the crafts, first, because the material is so pliable that anyone can work it, and secondly, because any ordinary article can be m...
12. Part IIWhen laying out designs for leather work, avoid making them too small and intricate. Bold, simple designs are the best. The relation between the shapes of the background and of...
13. Part II, 439Aspirator, How to Make, 146 Atmospheric Thermo Engine, 120 Attractor for Game Fish, 97 Automatic Valve for Funnel, 317 Automobile, Gasoline Consumption of, To Reduce, 436 Automo...
14. Part II--Construction, 352Cooking Food in Paper, 168 Cooler for Milk and Butter, 405 Cooling Tube for Laboratory Still, 187 Coop, Poultry, 247 Copying Stand for Photographic Enlarging and Reducing, 232 C...
15. Part IV--Trout Fishing with Fly and Bait 79Fishing Signal, Electric, How to Make, 98 Fishing, Trout, with Fly and Bait, 73, 79 Fitting Large Cork in Small Bottle, 339 Five-Pointed Star, 226 Fixtures, Electric Test for, 2...
16. Part III, 204Motion-Picture Machine, Simple, 321 Motor, Disk-Armature, 336 Made of Candles, 49 Simple Electric, How to Build, 359 Small Series, How to Make, 403 Water, How to Make, 303 Motor...
17. Part II--Making the Shoe, 43Snowshoes, Shapes of, 35 Soap Shake, 175 Soft Hat, To Keep Crease in, 254 Softening Tone of Talking Machine, 328 Soldering Acid, Brush for Applying, 283 Soldering and Riveting,...
18. Book IThese original, practical suggestions have been furnished by hundreds of boys who have actually built and experimented with the devices they are now telling other boys how to bu...
19. BOOK I--THE BOY MECHANIC Represents the Best Accomplishments of theMechanical Genius of Young America for the material used in the book is a careful selection of only those articles which are new, practical and of more than ordinary interest; t...