provided for that purpose a large scow, which we expected to tow up to
Lumberville and drag over to the river.



The Scow.

[Illustration: Fig. 58. Side pieces of the Scow.]

[Illustration: Fig. 59. Frame of the Scow.]

[Illustration: Fig. 60. Nailing on the Bottom.]

[Illustration: Fig. 61. Sockets for Rowlocks.]

Our scow was made as follows: Two 3/4-inch pine boards, 12 inches wide and
12 feet long, were selected from Reddy's father's lumber pile. These were
used for the side pieces of the boat, and we tapered them off at the end
to a width 3-1/2 inches. This was done by making a straight cut from the
end to a point three feet back along the edge of the board and then
rounding off the edge with a draw-knife. When one board had been shaped,
it was used as a pattern for the other, which was thus cut to exactly the
same size. For the end pieces two strips, 4 inches wide and 2 feet 10-1/2
inches long, were sawed out of a 1-inch board. Then for the bottom we
procured a number of 3/4-inch boards, 12 feet long and 8 inches wide,
which we cut into 3-foot lengths. At Bill's suggestion, before nailing the
parts together, we secured some strips of flannel, which were saturated
with paint, and laid between the seams so as to make the boat perfectly
water-tight. The side and end boards were then nailed together, with the
strips of flannel between, the side boards overlapping the end boards, as