58 GLASS HIVES. 



posts even with tbe outside corners. Eour pieces aa 

 inch thick, and an inch and a half wide^ are fitted be- 

 tween the posts, even with the guage-mark on the top. 

 Sixteen strips, about one quarter by half an inch, are 

 got out, eight to be ten, and eight twelve inches long. 



A guage-mark one inch from posts, bottom, &c., is 

 the place to nail these strips ; very small nails or tacks 

 will hold them. The panes of glass are to rest against 

 them, which are held in their places by small pieces 

 of tin, or brads. The doors are"the size of the glass, 

 10 X 12, about three-fourths of an inch thick ; these 

 doors are cut a little too short, and the pieces, to pre- 

 vent warping, are nailed on the ends ; these are hung 

 to a post on one side, and secured by a button on the 

 other. On two opposite sides inside the posts, half 

 way up, two strips, half an inch by three quarters, are 

 nailed, with holes in them for the cross-sticks ; one way 

 is enough if you have guide-combs for a start, like 

 those recommended for boxes, so that the sheets will 

 be at right angles with them ; otherwise, let the sticks 

 cross both ways, about three each way will be needed, 

 as the glass at the edges is not so good a support as 

 wood. 



The cap can be made of half inch boards ; the top 

 to project over like the hive, or let it be a little more 

 than half an inch, it will admit a heavier moulding, 

 which should surround it here, as well as at the top 

 of the hive, or if it is prefered, dentals can be used, 

 and look equally well — when no ornament is wanted, 

 omit it. But painting seems necessary for such hives, 

 to prevent warping, and the swelling of the doors 



