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moisten the knife while used in the cutting 

 of foundation. 



Space would not allow the description of 

 devices for wiring frames, imbedding wires, 

 and nailing hives and frames and of others 

 in the same line, as a general thing, but I 

 must make an exception of the device I em- 

 ploy for the fastening of foundation into 



now a square piece, "C," that will just nicely 

 slide in the groove, cut it 3 inches long and 

 then, after cutting % of an inch from "B" 

 and bringing the end to an edge by a bevel 

 on the smoother side, firmly fasten "C" 

 lengthwise to the side of "B" equally dis- 

 tant from each edge, one end of "C" being 

 even with the unbeveled or back end of "B" so 



K. L. TATLOB S FOUNDATION FASTENEB. 



sections. It is this : Take a piece of ^„ inch 

 thick board, 3'' s in square, split it with the 

 saw so that one i)iece "B" is about 34 inch 

 thick leaving the other "A" about H inch 

 thick, ilovv drop one end of the smoother 

 side of "A" on to a wabbled saw in such a 

 way as to cut out a ^^ inch piece at the end 

 running nearly through at the middle of the 

 end but shallower at the edges of the block. 

 This furnishes a space into which any melt- 

 ed wax dropping will be out of the way. 

 Then with a wabbling saw or otherwise, cut 

 a groove lengthwise of the same side of "A," 

 equally distant from the edges, and of a con- 

 venient size, say about I4 inch wide and 

 deep, and neatly tack a bit of light tin across 

 each end of this groove for stops. By length- 

 wise I mean the way the grain runs. Make 



that when "B" is placed on "A" with "C" in 

 the groove it will slide easily back end forth 

 nicely covering "A" as nearly as its size will 

 permit. iMow duplicate this device repeat- 

 edly till you have, say thirty. These are to 

 be fastened at convenient distances on a 

 board or plank with the back end of each 

 slightly raised. For thirty the board should 

 be about 14 inches wide by .^ feet long. Put 

 them three abreast leaving as much space 

 between them as may be and yet get them 

 all on the board. To raise the back end of 

 the blocks use pieces about % inch square 

 and as long as the board is wide for they are 

 to hold up one end of the section as well. 

 The thickness of the blocks given is about 

 right for sections seven to the foot. Now 

 provide two irons like wide, short chisels, the 



