106 HIVES AND BOXES. 
end, punch two holes large enough to receive */,-in. clout- 
nails. This hook is to be 
nailed on one end of one 
upright piece, so that the 
hook or shorter end, will 
stand directly under the 
center of the end with a 
space of a plump ’/,, in. 
between it and the end, 
which gives room to hook 
it under the hoop-iron on 
= the bottom board, here- 
=i after to be explained (fig. 
30). This hook should 
be nailed on before the 
| frame is put together. 
O. J. Hetherington makes 
the hook as wide as the 
= end of the frame, and 
Fig. 30.—u00x ON END OF FRAME, puts one on each of the 
four corners. This allows the frame to be reversed if 
desired. For construct- 
ing frames, a form (fig. 
31) should be made, by 
the use of which they 
may be rapidly and ac- 
curately put together. 
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PANELS, OR SIDE-BOARDS, 
These panels are used 
at the sides of the frames, 
and the size of the brood- 
nest is determined by the 
number of frames placed 4 
between them. The sim- 
