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XI HANDICRAFTS 217
on loops, and weights are hung upon the muzzle
end until, on sighting through the bore, only a half
circle of daylight is visible—this being
the degree of curvature of the bore
desired. The wood is then heated
with torches, and on cooling retains the
curvature thus impressed on it.
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Fig. 42.—Kayan Gauge
used in making Pithcone
for dart.
It only remains to whittle down the
rough surface to a smooth cylinder
slightly tapering towards the muzzle
(PI. 114), to polish the pipe inside and
Fig. 43. — Kayan Wooden Plate for
working up tpoh poison for darts.
out, to lash on the spear-blade to the muzzle end
with strips of rattan, and to attach a small wooden
sight to the muzzle end opposite the spear-blade.
The polishing of the bore is effected by working to