Fig. 48.—Launching the Toy Motor-boat.
To Complete the Boat, go over the work carefully, trim off all projecting edges, drive nail heads beneath the surfaces, putty nail holes and cracks, and give the wood two coats of paint of whatever color you want to have the motor-boat.
The Propeller (E, [Fig. 54]) is cut from the side of a tin can. Cut a piece 3 inches long and ¾ inch wide, round its ends, and with the point of a nail pierce a hole through it each side of the center of the length of the piece ([Fig. 55]). To finish the propeller, it is only necessary to take hold of the two ends and twist the piece into the shape shown in [Fig. 56].