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should be used in making the can, or it will 

 collapse when a heavy comb is being extracted. 



To hold the cage in position when the combs 

 are in, a wire is placed across the front at E (Fig. 

 112) ; one end is fastened with a small wire staple 

 soldered to the cage, and the other with a catch 

 of double tin or wire. 



Fig. 113. Pattern for Top and Bottom of Extractor. 



The cage is of Ij-in. by J-in. oak or beech of the 

 dimensions given in Figs. 108 to 112. The joints 

 at the top may be dovetailed, and at the bottom, 

 mortise-and-tenon joints may be used. A gauge 

 line is run round the inside of the frame J in. 

 from the bottom edge, and holes about | in apart 

 are bored with a fine bradawl. The holes in the 

 sides should commence about If in. from the ends, 

 and a space of | in. should be left at each side 



