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f-in. stuff, 1 ft. 8j in. by 3| in. The lower inner 

 edge of the side pieces is rebated f in. by | in., so 

 that the roof may rest on the edge of the case 

 below. 



The body-box or brood chamber (Fig. 26) is con- 

 structed to hold ten standard frames, and is 1 ft. 

 2j in. by 1 ft. 3 in., inside measurement. The front 

 and back pieces are f in. thick, 15j in. long, and 

 Sj in. wide, and fit in grooves in the side pieces 

 1 in. from their ends. The side pieces are 1 ft. 5 in. 

 by 9 in., and \ in. thick. From the top corners of 



Fig. 27. Plinth, 



Fig. 28. Section of Top Edge of 

 Front and Back of Body-box. 



the side pieces a piece is nicked out to receive 

 strips of wood 1 ft. 4 in. by If in. by \ in., which 

 extend from side to side at the back and front. 

 These strips enclose the top of the bar-frame ends, 

 keeping them in position. A slip 1 ft. 3 in. long 

 and | in. by f in. square is nailed between the 

 strips and the front and back pieces of the box. 

 A strip of zinc, on which the frame ends rest, is 

 nailed on the top edge of the front and back pieces. 

 Fig. 28 is a section across the top front and the 

 back edge of the body-box. The dotted lines show 

 a corner of a frame resting on the zinc strip. 



The shallow frame-box or super, which fits over 



