Super Skewer Nifty
News Kite
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Here's
how to build
Pop Gander's second kite,
Nifty News.
These are the things
you will need:
They are:A full
two-page spread of newspaper, some tape, four 12" bamboo skewers,
something for a tail, and something to poke holes with. A pair of scissors
and a ruler are also helpful.
Click here
to open a PDF file and print out these instructions. You will need
the free Acrobat Reader to open the PDF file.
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STEP
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Fold
the newspaper in half and measure, draw, and cut as shown in the picture
on the left and below.
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.STEP
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Open
up the folded paper and lay down a length of tape from the top right corner
to the bottom right corner and from the top left corner to the bottom
left corner, as shown by the black lines below. Another strip of tape
goes straight down the middle, over the fold.Then lay lengths of tape
half on, half off, along all the edges and fold the tape over the edge
of the paper. |
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STEP
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Overlap 2 skewers by 2 inches and tape them tightly. More than one layer
of tape is a good idea, but tightness is the important part.
Repeat for 2 more
skewers. Fasten one double skewer with tape from the top right corner
to the bottom right corner. Fasten the other double skewer from top
left corner to bottom left corner. See last picture below.
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STEP
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Reinforce
the two side corners and the two bottom corners with tape. Poke holes
in each. |
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STEP
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Thread 4' of string through the two side corners to make a bridle and
3' of string through the two bottom corners to support the tail. Tie
the kite string to the center of the bridle and tie the tail (about
6 to 10 feet should do it) to the center of the lower string. You are
now ready to fly Pop Gander's Nifty News skewer kite!
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