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that does not go entire to the first or the second pile, the sec- 

 tions are talien oat in the manner described on previous pages, 

 leaving the contents of the super upside down on a board. 

 The T tins are lifted off, and any sections that are not market- 

 able are picked off and their places supplied with those Ihat 

 are marketable. Then the super that was taken from them 

 is replaced by a box without top or bottom, that is, it is much 

 like the super, only it is perhaps an inch longer, an inch wider, 



Fir/. 95— Miller Frame. 



and an inch shallower than a T super, the exact size not being 

 important. A piece of board is wedged into one side, and 

 another into one end, so as to hold the sections firmly in place 

 (Fig. 98). A case-knife with the whole length of its edge held 

 at right angles to the sections sweeps back and forth, and when 

 this has made the surface fairly clean, No. 2 sandpaper is 

 used. A cabinetmaker's scraper is better than a case-knife 

 while it is sliarp, but is liarder to kee]) sharp. Then a board 

 similar to tlie one under the sections is laid on top, and with 



