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badly-shaped combs, which cause trouble in the brood frames 

 and reduce the value of sections. Foundation should be stored 

 in a dry room at a moderate or warm temperature ; if kept in a 

 damp room it will be mildewed, and if stored in a cold room it 

 will become brittle. When foundation is mildewed or brittle it 

 should not be used in frames nor in sections until its original 

 colour and pliant condition have been restored by warmth. A 

 convenient method of doing so is to hold the sheet of founda- 

 tion at a moderate distance from a fire, first placing thp founda- 

 tion in frames or sections, or else using paper or any other suit- 

 able material to prevent the fingers coming into contact with 

 the sheets of foundation when holding them. 



Frame foundation (F., Fig. 8) should be used for all frames, 

 „_ p whether they are required for the brood 



Foundation chamber in the body-box, or for the 

 doubling-box for extracting. It can be 

 purchased in sheets cut to the correct size to fit standard 

 frames ; it varies in thickness, sheets of weed foundation run- 

 ning from about eight to eleven per pound ; sheets weighing 

 eight to the pound are recommended as suitable. It should not 

 be used in sections, as often it is not made of pure wax, and its 

 thickness would spoil sections. 



" Section foundation " (S., Fig. 8) should be used in sections 

 34 Section ^^^^ ' ^^ ^ suppUed in different sized 

 T<^„«-i-+4«« sheets : the most convenient size for 



rounoation. ; - xi_ j. ^ i? • _x- 



general use is that made for msertion m 



three sections, and measures about 12f inches by about 4J 

 inches. The full sheets, measuring 12| inches by 8J inches, 

 weigh about sixteen to nineteen to the pound. Section founda- 

 tion should not be used in frames. 



Wiring and embedding appliances (Fig. 9) are used for wiring 



36 Wiring and ^^^^^^s and embedding the wire in founda- 



Emliedding *^°^ ' those recommended for use consist of 



Appliances. ^^ embedding-board (36) fitted for use 



with ' ' Abbott ' ' frames ; an embedder 



(37) ; a fine bradawl (L, Fig. 9) , and a reel or coil (E, r. and c. , 



Fig. 9) of No. 30 gauge tinned wire. 



The embedding-board (B., Fig. 9) for use with the "Abbott " 



36 Embedding- ^^^^^> is a wooden board, which should 



board. measure 12| inches wide by 7^ inches deep, 



by |-inch thick. Across it are tacked two 



sHps of wood, 9J inches long, |-inch thick, and about one-inch 



wide, so placed that they shall project one inch over the board 



at either end, that they shall be parallel, at right angles to the 



board, and 7| inches apart between their outside edges. The 



embedding board is used for marking frames for wiring, and 



also for embedding the wires in foundation after it has been 



fixed in the frames. 



