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AUSTRALASIAN BEE MANUAL 



the one I prefer is shown in Fig. 44. It is, as can be 

 seen, in the form of a trowel, but is thicker in the 

 blade, and has bevelled edges sharpened from the under 



Fig. 44. BIXGHAM UNCAPPING KNIFE. 



side. With the aid of one or more of these knives, 

 kept in first-class order, a person after a little practice 



can, with up and 

 down strokes, shave 

 off the cappings 

 easily and cleanly 

 with little injury to 

 the cells themselves. 



UNCAPPING CANS. 



One cannot, how- 

 ever, avoid cutting 

 into the honey 

 sometimes, and 



something in the 

 form of a can to 

 catch the cappings 

 is necessary. The 

 " Dadant " uncap- 

 ping can. Fig. 45, 

 is a very good one 

 and largely used. 

 It is in two parts, 

 upper and lower, 

 the former acts as a 

 strainer, and slides 

 a short distance 

 into the lower half. 

 A wood frame fits 



DADANT UNCAPPING CAN. 



Fig^ 45- 



