Korean Bird Kite Directions Each Kit includes:
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You Supply: tape (“Scotch”) scissors
sail tails 11-inch bamboo spars line and winder
Kite Construction
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Fold the kite sail pattern in half, along the vertical dotted line. Cut out the sail carefully. Cut out the small diamond vent in the center of the sail.
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Tape one spar across the wings, with the ends of the spar on the “x”s, on the PRINTED (back) side of the sail. Use several short pieces of tape. Tape one spar vertically, on the dotted line, from the head to the tail. Position this spar so that it is even with the head (fold tape over from front to back) and extends below the tail.
FOLD on the SOLID lines on the wings and the tail TOWARD the PRINTED (back) side of the kite. CUT on the three DOTTED lines on the wings, on each side of the sail.
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Cut out ten tail strips. Tape five pieces end to end, twice, to make two long tails. Tape to the bird body on the PRINTED (back) side of the sail, where indicated. If wind is heavy, add more tail pieces Note: The paper tails will work better if they are crumpled and smoothed. When the paper is soft, it makes the tails stablize and flutter better in the wind.
Tie the kite line with two secure overhand knots at the small diamond-shaped vent where the spars intersect. Make sure that the line is tied from the front of the kite sail (the UNPRINTED, decorated side). Note: add or subtract tail pieces according to the strength of the wind (strong winds = more tail; lighter winds = less tail).
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Korean Bird Kite
Drachen Staff Korean Bird Kite Designer: Drachen Staff The Drachen Foundation staff collaborate with many international kite makers to develop inexpensive kite kits and occasionally engineers kites and kite kits for educational projects themselves. Interested in developing educational material to teach about specific kiting regions, the foundation staff created the Korean Bird Kite.
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