BEE SMOKERS. 



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As a general guide in procuring the leather 

 it may be said that a strip 18 in. long, tapering 

 from 3j in. in the middle to \\ in. at the ends, 

 does for the three sides, an inch being left at each 

 end to overlap the hinge. When the leather has 

 been put on, the bellows ought to be able to work 

 nicely ; but, for the sake of appearance, it is 

 customary to put a narrow strip of red leather 



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Fig-. 103. Clarke Smoker. Fig. 104. Section of 

 Clarke Smoker. 



all round the edges of the boards, and to secure 

 it with small brass tacks. 



Before the bellows are put together it will be 

 much better to fasten to the upper board the 

 piece s with glue and a couple of screws from the 

 inside, the blast holes in both bellows and sup- 

 port being over one another. A piece of wire- 

 gauze w (Fig. 95) should be put between the two, 

 covering the blast hole in such a way as to pre- 



