The seat can be upholstered if desired.
[METHOD OF BENDING RUNNERS.]
Place the ends in a washboiler, about half full of boiling water, and allow them to remain about five hours.
Place the tip, or front end of the runners, under the back edge of the top step of a step ladder. Slowly bend the runner downward until it lays flat on the front edges of the other steps.
Secure this in place either with clamps or by pieces of rope and wood. [Plate 55] shows two methods of bending the runners. Regular skis may be bent in the same manner.
Leave the runners in the clamps overnight.
[SKI SKIPPERS.]
The Ski Skipper affords a lively form of winter amusement, and great speed can be obtained on the surface of the snow, especially when the crust is covered with a small amount of light snow.