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With two starters of this size in a 4^/4 section, there should 

 be a space of % inch between the two if it were not that the 

 space is made larger by the melting away of the edges of the 

 starters when they are put in the section (Tig. 60). 



CUTTING FOUNDATION. 



I have one time and another used different plans for 

 cutting. A simple way, and one that is quite satisfactory, is 

 the following : Take a board 18 x 12 inches or larger ; on one 



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end nail a block as a stop for the ends of the sheets of founda- 

 tion to rest against, and on one side nail four' blocks about 2ii 

 inches long as stops for the one edge of the foundation to rest 

 against. It is well also to nail one of these 2V4:-ini-h blocks on 

 the other side near the stop at the end. so as to make a space of 

 7% inches in which the ends of the' foundation shall be con- 

 fined, otherwise the foundation has a disagreeable habit of 

 sluing off to one side when the first cut is made at the other end. 

 Of course these stops are lo be nailed on the upper surface of 

 (he board and not on the edges. The two blocks that are nailed 

 neiirest the end-stop are to be tight against it, the others at such' 



