MAKING THE FRAME With the hand drill, make a hole straight through the stick, from side to side, about three quarters of an inch from one end, and another not less than half an inch below the first. Smooth the end of the stick and the edges of the holes with sandpaper, so that no splinters remain to catch in the fabric of the net. Make a right-angle bend in the hoop-wire about four inches from one end. You can do this with pliers, if you have strong hands, but it is much easier to clamp the short end in a vise and bend the long end over. If no vise is available, the wire may be bent over any sharp-edged object of sufficient durability by hammering; but do not try this on the dining table, for the surface is certain to be marred. Pass the straight end of the wire through the upper hole in the end of the handle, bend it around in a loop, and pass it through the lower hole in the same direction. Pull it up until the loop is 12 to 14 inches in diameter, and mark, on the wire, the place where it leaves the handle. Pull it further through, and make, at the point marked, a second right-angle bend, so that the two ends of the wire are parallel. Do not try to do this by bending the wire against the edge of the hole, or you will almost certainly split the stick. If the second end is much more than 4 inches long, Fig. 1. Frame of insect net, before whipping. remove the surplus. The frame will then look like fig 1. Bring both ends of the wire to lie along the sides of the stick as closely as possible and tie a string around them, near the top, to hold them in position. Secure each end with a staple driven into the wood about an inch above the tip of the wire, as shown in fig. 2. Then remove the string. Make, in one end of a piece of strong cord, a loop about two inches longer than the ends of the wire. Place this loop close beside one of the wires, with the closed end at the top of the stick. Leaving the short end protruding for an inch or more at the bottom, wind the long end spirally upward around the stick, from just below the ends of the wires to within half an inch of the lower bend, keeping the turns tight Fig. 2. Net handle ready for whipping. and close together. When you reach the top, pass the end of the cord through the loop, as is shown in fig. 3, and pull downward on the other end. This will cause the loop to vanish into the space at the side of the wire, taking with it a loop of the free end of the cord. When the bulge in the whipping tells you Fig. 3. Whipping the handle. that this knot has reached the middle, cut off both ends. Then soak the whipping in laquer, varnish, or shellac, and allow it to dry over night, or longer, if necessary. MAKING THE BAG The bag may most easily be made of a single piece of cloth, folded double, lengthwise if the favric is 2