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{{Contents Spare Time Activities}}
'''A smart hatband'''
'''A smart hatband'''
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IT seems to be the fashion in some circles to decry the Scout hat as useless  
IT seems to be the fashion in some circles to decry the Scout hat as useless  
piece of uniform. This surely is a pity, for it is perhaps the most  
piece of uniform. This surely is a pity, for it is perhaps the most  
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When you have obtained the strip of leather, make the knife with two strips of wood and an old safety razor blade.  
When you have obtained the strip of leather, make the knife with two strips of wood and an old safety razor blade.  
Next cut the leather into strips, fix them into the small thick piece of leather, and commence plaiting. When you have  
Next cut the leather into strips, fix them into the small thick piece of leather, and commence plaiting. When you have  
done that to your liking, join round the hat, and the hatband is then complete. [[Image:sparetime-10_1.jpg]]
done that to your liking, join round the hat, and the hatband is then complete.
This is made out of two strips of wood 3/16 in. thick and about 1 in. wide. Between these –  
This is made out of two strips of wood 3/16 in. thick and about 1 in. wide. Between these –  
like the ham in a sandwich – you fix an old Gillette razor blade by means of two screws. You  
like the ham in a sandwich – you fix an old Gillette razor blade by means of two screws. You  
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