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Carlin cutter (Fig. 170, a), which is like the wheel glass-cutters 

 sold in the shops, except that a larger wheel of tin takes the 

 place of the one of hardened steel. Mr. A. I. Root has sug- 

 gested a grooved board (Fig. 170, d) to go with the above, the 

 distance between the grooves being equal to the desired width 

 of the strips of comb foundation to be cut. 



For cutting smaller sheets for the sections the same device 



Fig. 170. 



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Fig. 171. 



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may be used. I saw Mr. Jones cut these as fast as a boy would 

 cut circular wads for his shot-gun, by use of a sort of modified 

 cake-cutter (Fig. 171). • 



USB OF FOUNDATION. 



Unless to force the bees into sections, when, as we have 

 seen, it is better to hive swarms on empty frames, with mere 

 starters, we better always use foundation in brood-frames. It 

 is astonishing to see how rapidly the bees will extend the cells, 

 and how readily the queen will stock them with eggs. The 

 foundation should always be the right size for worker-comb. 

 Even for surplus comb honey the small cells are best. The 

 honey evaporates more quickly, and so will be sooner capped, 

 and it looks better. For brood-combs I prefer wired frames. 

 The sheet of foundation should not quite fill the frame. The 

 advantage of foundation is, first, to insure worker-comb, and 



