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{{Contents Spare Time Activities}} | |||
'''How to make buttons''' | '''How to make buttons''' | ||
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IF you have never seen Dan Beard or read any of his books, you may have | IF you have never seen Dan Beard or read any of his books, you may have | ||
wondered who he is when I have referred to him in this publication. You ought | wondered who he is when I have referred to him in this publication. You ought | ||
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for your coat or tent flaps. If you are keen on whittling or chip-carving you could fashion a | for your coat or tent flaps. If you are keen on whittling or chip-carving you could fashion a | ||
ripping set of toggles out of a beech-wood dowel which you can buy for a few pence. Diagram | ripping set of toggles out of a beech-wood dowel which you can buy for a few pence. Diagram | ||
[[Image:sparetime-22_1.jpg]] | [[Image:sparetime-22_1.jpg|right]] | ||
[[Image:sparetime-22_2.jpg]] | [[Image:sparetime-22_2.jpg|right]] | ||
2 will give you the idea. When you have made them you can make them look like old bog oak | 2 will give you the idea. When you have made them you can make them look like old bog oak | ||
by soaking them in a strong solution of permanganate of potash. | by soaking them in a strong solution of permanganate of potash. | ||
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You will have to learn how to do this slowly, one step at a time. If you read it again carefully | You will have to learn how to do this slowly, one step at a time. If you read it again carefully | ||
and work it out gradually it will soon become clear. | and work it out gradually it will soon become clear. | ||
Having learned how to get each end in its right place, all you have to do is to work the button up | Having learned how to get each end in its right place, all you have to do is to work the button up | ||
tight and flatten it into shape and the thing is done. | tight and flatten it into shape and the thing is done. | ||
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This type of button is excellent for use on sports coats and so on. Every fellow can find a use | This type of button is excellent for use on sports coats and so on. Every fellow can find a use | ||
for home-made buttons. | for home-made buttons. | ||
[http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/sparetime.pdf] | |||
[[Category:Arts and craft activities]] | |||
