TIERING BAR-FRAME BEEHIVE. 33 



the top edge. Deduct T 5 ^ in. from fhe measurement 

 of the distance from top of side A to top of inner 

 wall B, already taken, and mark the reduced 

 measurement upon the inner face of both front and 

 back from the top, and below these lines attach 

 with brads the packing strips E. Nail front and 

 back to the ends of the sides, with one nail each 



Fig. 19. Body -box of Tiering Bar-frame Beehive. 



at top and bottom, but do not at present drive them 

 home. 



Now prepare another gauge-stick fully 17 in. long 

 say 17-gV i n - \ anc ^ ^ this gauge will not lie com- 

 fortably across the inner walls and between the 

 outer walls without tightness or end-shake, dis- 

 tances must be adjusted until it will do so. If it 

 is a tight fit, take a shaving or two as requisite off 

 the face o? each packing strip ; if the fit is loose, 

 one or two thicknesses of stout paper interposed 

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