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the table, fitting the frame over it ; insert the sheet of founda- 

 tion in the saw-cut, and then over the foundation draw two 

 more wires crosswise, as in fig. 18. To imbed the wires in the 

 foundation I have found nothing better than a large bradawl or 



P'ranie wired and prepared for fixiny Fouiidatioi 



small screwdriver, out of the edge of which a large /^-shaped 

 piece has been filed. It must be heated in the fire or in a jug 

 of boiling watei", and when many frames are being wired it 

 will be found best to have two at hand, so that one may be 

 heating while the other is in use. Place the edge of the 



Fii,^. 18. — Frame fitted with sheet of Foundation, wired in. 



instrument so that the y^-shaped part fits over the wire ; 

 then run it rapidly along the whole length of the wire ; if it 

 be done too slowly, it will burn ho'es in the foundation ; if 

 too rapidly, it will not melt the wax sufficiently to make it 

 hold firmly to the wire. 



Metal foundation and metal honeycomb, made of aluminium, Iiave recently been 

 introduced, but although, on account of their streng-th, they offer some advantages 

 to the ];ee-keeper who works his hives for extracted lioney, the Jieginner will find it 

 best to use, at first, the ordinary old-fashioned foundation made of beeswax. 



