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Newspaper tubes correction

The directions I wrote for making the newspaper tubes are wrong, as I realized to my dismay when I received a copy.

The directions *should* read:

Fold a single sheet of newspaper into eighths and use a knife (quicker than scissors) to slit the sheet along the folds to make eight  smaller sheets, 5-1/2 x 6-3/4  inches. Fold one of the small sheets in half, short edges together, open it out, fold each short edge toward the center to meet the crease, then refold  the center crease, leaving the raw edges folded inside. The strip will be four layers thick, 1-3/4 inches tall and 6-3/4 inches long. Then simply tuck one short end into the fold of the other short end and staple the loose end - Chan said he used a drop of Elmer's glue, in which case a stapler wouldn't be necessary - to make a little bottomless tube.

Evidently my mind is becoming as creaky as my knees this spring - sorry for any inconvenience.

LaVerne
COG (Creaky Old Gardner)
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