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'''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. | 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 |