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tongues immediately underneath the support of the 

 back with pieces of wood nicely fitted in. 



The legs may be either fixed or folding, but in 

 any case they will be cut to the shape shown in 

 Fig. 154, the height being 6 in. or 8 in. ; length 

 from front to back, 12 in. ; and thickness of the 

 wood, 1 in. If they are folding, hinges should 

 secure them to the back support, strap or butt 

 hinges 3 in. wide doing the business very well. 

 The outside surface of the legs is quite flush with 

 the outer edge of the last tongue, and to prevent 



Fig. 155. Cutting Tongues from Board. 



the leg shutting up when not wanted, a hook and 

 eye, such as is used to hold the first door of a 

 cupboard, is fitted, the hook being secured to the 

 leg and the eye screwed into the surface of the 

 tongue. This is shown at the right-hand side to- 

 wards the back of Fig. 154. A tinplate tray to 

 fill the space between the legs is necessary to 

 catch any honey which may drop from the combs 

 during manipulation. As the transferrer will be 

 always exposed to the smearing of honey, it would 

 be well to give it several coats of a hard varnish, 

 which will make the surface washable. The bee 

 keeper should always aim at perfect cleanliness. 



