38 PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING 
tion mean bulged and unsaleable sections when 
completed. In using solid sections there is more 
need than ever for accuracy in cutting the wax 
sheets, for they are secured to the section on three. 
sides by molten wax. They should be cut with 
a die of a size to fit exactly the inside of the 
section, less a quarter inch at the bottom. In 
fixing the sheets a block must be made exactly, 
the same as the one described for the frames, 
and one-sixteenth less than half the width of the 
section, and as the section will probably bé two 
inches in width, the block will be fifteen-six- 
teenths. A little beeswax must then be melted 
in a cup placed in a pan of boiling water, and 
the section placed upon the block with the founda- 
tion in position. Now take a little wax in a 
spoon, pour it along one edge of the wax sheet, 
and by tilting the section the molten wax will 
flow completely round and firmly fix the sheet. 
This may. seem difficult, like many other things, 
but as a matter of fact it is very easy, and little 
practice is needed to become proficient, while the 
bits of appliances required will last a lifetime. 
With the other types of sections the ways and 
means of fixing the foundation will be fairly ob- 
vious when their construction is seen, and a know- 
ledge gained of the previous methods. The main 
thing is cutting the foundation accurately and 
seeing, that it is not nipped at any point, and 
that means that the section-boxes must be folded 
up squarely. After the boxes are folded they 
