How to Make and Fly Kites

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Shield, Protecting Covers

Shield

The suggestion for the award of a shield in club or inter-club competitions is found in Chapter 11, under the heading No. 4, 'Arrange Activities'. The squares in dotted lines may be enlarged to a suitable size on paper, and the design copied on them. Transfer the design, by means of carbon paper, to plywood about 1 in. in thickness. Cut out the shield with a fretsaw, and then paint in suitable colours. When the paint is dry, a wall hanger or a strut is fixed to the back and the shield is complete.

Shield

Protecting Covers

Kites, when not in use, may be protected by storing them in large polythene bags, or bags made from sheets of strong brown paper, provided with string handles, by which they may be suspended from a wall. It may be difficult to do this in the case of a box kite, owing to its shape, but at least it may also be suspended from a wall when not in use. This will do much to prevent accidental damage.

19 Great Kites to Make

Butterfly Kite Double Butterfly Kite High Flyer Kite No. 1 High Flyer Kite No. 2 Loose Cover Kite Smiling Face Kite The Box Kite The Festoon Kite The Forktop Kite The Glider Kite

The Happy Man Kite The Hexagonal Kite The Pegtop Kite The Sail Kite The Small Fish Kite The Star Kite The Three-T Kite The Tonking Kite The Wing Kite