In other words, starting at the 1-inch projection, the order will be: end of paper, stick, crease, The stick is to be between the crease and the end.Īttach the other sticks at the following creases, keeping the sticks on the same sides of the PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE SQUARE BOX KITE LET DOWN SHOWING HOW STICKS SHOULD BE SPACEDĪpply glue to the edges of the sticks opposite the chips, and press the first stick along the crease of the paper at theĮnd having the 1-inch projection. Lay the papers on the floor parallel to each other, the outer edges 25 inches apart. The creases should beĮquidistant from each other, 12 inches apart, and at right angles to the margins. Turn the 1-inch end back and crease down. Now bring the creased center over to the shorter end and crease down. Prepare two strips of paper, 7 by 49 inches each, and lay them over each other smoothly and evenly.įold the two ends together, letting one end project 1 inch beyond the other.Ĭrease down carefully. Notch the short sticks as shown in Figure 39. Prepare four sticks 1/8 by 3/8 by 26 inches and four others 1/8 by 3/8 by 17&1/2 inches. In thin glue and applied to the paper will give enough reinforcement should any be found necessary. Reinforcement is hardly necessary if good quality, light-weight wrapping paper is used. The proportions, 12 by 12 by 26 inches with paper 7 inches wide, are ideal. Used for scientific purposes, but the square box still remains a great favorite for amusement. The rectangular box kite is the usual type Kite makers, have done in twenty centuries. It is interesting to note that the Western people in the space of twenty years, invented and perfected a muchīetter kite when they developed the box kite, than the Eastern peoples, long regarded as expert While man-lifting kites have been made and triedįor military purposes, the principal value of the box kite lies in its use for studying the conditions of the upper
Japanese both have stories of man-lifting kites of great antiquity. Hargrave, an Australian, who later hoped to develop the kite for lifting observers. The box kite was invented, about 1892, by
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The history of the Square Box Kite is full of interest to all kite makers. SKETCHES OF UPRIGHT AND DIAGONAL STICKS OF THE SQUARE BOX KITE
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