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Frame foundation (F, Fig. 9) should be used for all frames, 
whether they are required for the brood 
chamber in the body-box, or for the doub- 
ling-box for extracting. It can be pur- 
chased in sheets cut to the correct size to fit standard frames ; 
it varies in thickness, sheets of weed foundation running from 
about eight to eleven per pound ; sheets weighing eight to the 
pound are recommended as suitable. It should not be used in 
sections, as often it is not made of pure wax, and its thickness 
would spoil sections. 
** Section foundation” (S, Fig. 9) should be used in sections 
: only ; it is supplied in different-sized sheets ; 
ae seellon the most convenient size for general use 
Foundation. is that made for insertion in three sections, 
and measures about 12? inches by about 44 inches. The full 
sheets, measuring 122 inches by 84 inches, weigh about six- 
teen to nineteen to the pound. Section foundation should not 
be used in frames. 
Wiring and embedding appliances (Fig. 10) are used for wiring 
95. Wiri a frames and embedding the wire in founda- 
E bee an tion; those recommended for use consist 
Ee of an embedding-board (86) fitted for use 
Appliances. with ‘‘ Abbott” frames; an embedder 
(87); a fine bradawl (A, Fig. 10), and a coil (C, Fig. 10) of No. 
30 gauge tinned wire. 
The embedding-board (B, Fig. 10) for use with the “* Abbott ” 
36. Embeddine- frame, is a wooden board, which should 
racers 5- measure 18 inches wide by 7% inches deep, 
nas by 43-inch thick. Across it are tacked two 
slips of wood, 94 inches long, 3-inch thick, and about one-inch 
wide, so placed that at each end they shall project one inch 
over the board, that they shall be parallel, at right angles to the 
board, and 74 inches apart between their outside edges. The 
embedding-board is used for marking frames for wiring, and 
also for embedding the wires in foundation after it has been 
fixed in the frames. 
The embedder (E, Fig.10) is a piece of iron }-inch thick, set in 
a wooden handle, the opposite end being 
37. The Embedder. sharply curved, slightly pointed, and fitted 
with a groove to take a piece of No. 30 
wire. When required for use the iron is heated sufficiently to 
melt beeswax when brought into contact with it. The iron 
will retain heat long enough to permit of several sheets of 
foundation being embedded without reheating it. 
Many patterns of feeders are used. Suitable feeders for general 
use are the graduated glass feeder (Figs. 
38. Feeder. 11 and 34), which is specially suitable for 
slow feeding, and the round tin feeder 
(Fig. 11), which is specially suitable for quick feeding. The 
33. Frame 
Foundation. 
