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the bottom bar, and after seeing that the side bars 

 are square with each other, drive a fine wire nail 

 through the tenon of the side bar into the top bar ; 

 one at each end on opposite sides will suffice (see 

 Fig. 41). 



Abbot's broad-shouldered frames are also made 



Fijr. 42. Wax Sheet 

 Fixed in Frame. 



Fig. 43. Frame Wired to 

 receive Foundation. 



with mortise and tenon joints, but the mortises 

 are cut centrally in the top bar. 



To induce the bees to build combs in the bar 

 frames instead of across them, it is necessary to 

 use sheets of foundation wax, which are impressed 

 with the bases of the comb cells. For the brood 

 chamber these run about six or seven sheets to the 

 pound, but thinner foundations are used in the 

 sections, and by some in the shallow bar frames. 



