of better quality than is possible where the resin must flow over a long 

 dry face to reach the box. On the higher faces the workmen with 

 the broadaxes change sides, the blow being then delivered by an over- 

 hand stroke. 



The installation, in detail, is as follows : 



On virgin, or unboxed, timber. Three pairs of workmen (right-and- 

 left-handed), with cornering axes, lead the squad, cutting the flat faces 

 for the gutters. These are followed by a right-handed and a left-handed 

 laborer, who make the incisions with broadaxes for the gutters. These 

 eight men work back and forth across the drift in narrow lines and are 



FIG. 2. A device for bending gutters (one-third actual size). 



followed by eight others, who quickly insert the gutters before the inci- 

 sions begin to close, drive the nails, and hang the cups. In order that 

 no time be lost, the cups should be distributed to each tree by a boy 

 following closely after the axmen. In making the incisions with the 

 broadax, care should be taken that the head of the ax is turned down 

 only slightly, otherwise the inner half of the gutter may have too much 

 slope, and upon the formation of the scrape in it the resin from a fresh 

 chipping will run over the outer edge and be wasted. Two men are 

 usually able to cut about 3,000 faces per day. 



Two inspectors, one for the ax work and one for the gutter work, are 



