HIVES AKD BOXES. 



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is made of pine, by cutting a board 17 in. long, 11'/, 

 in. wide, and */, in. thick, and cleating with two pieces 

 11'/, in. long, '/, in. wide, and '/, in. thick. Use 1'/, 

 in. clout-nails (fig. 32). A better form of panel is made 

 by cutting two pieces 17 in. long, 1 in. wide, and y, in. 

 thick, and two other pieces 10'/, in. long, same width 

 and thickness. In the center of one edge of each of these 

 four pieces cut a groove '/, in. wide by '/, in. deep. At 

 each end of the two longer pieces, cut away '/, in. deep, 

 1 in. back, to receive the end pieces. This will form a 

 frame 17 X 11'/, in. outside. For a panel to fill this frame. 



Fig. m. 



PANEL FOK SIDB OF FBAMKa. 



Fig. 33. 

 PANEL rOB SIDE OP FRAMES. 



a board should be cut IS'/g in. long, lOVg m. wide, and 

 '/, inch thick. Cut a rabbet all around this '/, in. wide 

 and */, in. deep. Place this in the frame, and nail at 

 the corners with l'/,-in. finishing nails. This gives '/, 

 in. margin for swelling (fig. 33). This is generally used 

 with the flat side next to the combs, yet occasionally it 

 will be found very desirable to reverse it when preparing 

 bees for winter, as it will give them needed access to the 

 heavily filled outside combs. The reason for preferring this 

 panel to the first is that it does not vary in width so much 

 by swelling and snrinking, and is not so liable to warp. 



SMALL BOTTOM BOAKDS FOR QUINBT FRAMES. 



These should be, when finished, 18% in. long, and 15 

 m. wide. Cut two nieces 18V. X 5, and two others, 5 X5t 



