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250 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTThe hinge pins are made of cuts fronias in Fig. 77.a sapling, slightly flattened on the inner side andwith tops whittled to fit holes in flattened ends oftop and bottom door battens, which are half-round.The latch guard and catch are of naturally bentbranches or roots, or may be whittled out. Theend of latch string that hangs outside is knotted soit cannot pull through the hole.Cabin windows, when glass is unobtainable, maybe made of translucent parchment (recipes in ChapterXVII), but it is better to carry in with the outfita sheet or two of transparent celluloid, such asis employed for automobile curtain windows. Lackingall such materials, cut out a window space, anyway,that can be left open in fair weather andclosed with split boards at other times.Rustic Furniture.—Boards riven like clapboardsfrom green timber are likely to warp ipseasoning unless stacked carefully, or held in formsLaPElui M l.\ 'M (,f M l^^ M M N,'> /;.'j ^'^ t'.'l Ml rM-)i)c.\Li /-:! 1-.'!) HA WTTffW•IFig. 78.—Pole bunk (for four men)until they have dried through. If only one flat sideis required, as in shelving, seats of stools and benchesand so forth, split a small log in two and hew theflat side smooth. A number of these joined side byside, and cleated on the under side, will serve verywell for atable top or other broad surface.The bunk (Fig. 78), for four men, is madeby running a pair of straight poles about 4^^feet apart, from side to side of cabin, fitting the ends