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"T o d d P a t t i s t" <tpattist@dontspamme.snet.net> wrote in message
news:0cti82dqcv6u8qd8e43e45t5p038ut4a8n@4ax.com...
> We always found we needed to use a pocket knife and
> slightly sharpen the shelf for the cocked spring to hold
> against. A third piece of wood (from another clothespin)
> could be used like a ramrod to quickly cock the spring.
We would score the wood slightly to help the match ignite or glue a bit of
sandpaper to the wood. Remember, I am in the Northwet, so the clothespin was
always damp. :)
Rich S.
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