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The hive, as described, is without legs, and we use the Stand 

 (Fig. 7). To a casual observer, the stand is simply four legs and 

 four side-pieces nailed together, and will perhaps suggest a very- 



rig. 7.— Stand. 



fragile, shaky affair. But it is as firm and rigid almost as if 

 made xyi cast iron, and the secret of this firmness is in the peculiar 

 way in which the leg is cut, and the ' collar ' of wood 

 fitted on to it. 



To any one who understands the use of a bevel, the 

 sketch (Fig. 8) of one leg here given ex- 

 plains itself to a joiner, but the amateur 

 may require a few words of explanation. 

 So let him take a piece of scantling 

 3 X 2 J in. and cut up into lengths, as 

 sketch (Fig. 9), according to the number 

 and height of the stands I'equired. 

 He then arranges the legs in pairs 

 and marks them off with the bevel, 

 to give a ' splay ' of about 2^ in. 

 from the corners, so that, when cut, 

 the legs are * splayed ' outwards on all 

 sides. The idea will be seen in dia- 

 10), and 

 stuff. 

 and the 



Fig. 8. 



from I in. 



gram (Fig, 



made 



is nailed on 



sketch (Fig. 7), given 



sisting ' set ' of the legs 



Fig, 10. 



when the ' collar ' — 

 and 2^ in. wide — 

 stand completed as in 

 above, there is a te- 

 from whichever side 



Stands must be made to fit the floor- 



Kg. 9. 



pressure is used, 

 boards used. 



The 'eke' (Fig. 11) may be described as a slice, 3 in. deep, 

 from iJie lower side of the body-box (Fig. 5), and, beyond stating 

 that the four slips of wood shown on the upper edge are for keeping 



