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thickness of + inch, and the bevel should be on 
the outer side. The porch and strip for entrance 
slides may, be screwed on from the inside before 
sliding the inner. walls into position. Half-inch 
wood will do for these. Rebate the slide strip on 
the inner bottom edge, and the slides on the outer 
top edge, but let them fit rather loosely. With 
regard to this, note that while hives require to be 
made correctly they should fit easily. Bees dis- 
‘like nothing so much as the sharp jerks caused 
_,by the sectional parts of hives being tight. 
" .The slides should be 10 inches long by 1} 
inches in width, while the plinths which run around 
the bottom edge at BB are 2 inches wide by 2 
“inch thick. They are bevelled on the top edge 
as shown, and fall } inch below the bottom edge 
of the body-box. They are slightly rebated on 
the inner bottom edge, in order to make an easy 
fit. 
The floor-board consists of two pieces, 3 by. 
14 inches, C, on which are nailed ? inch boards. 
It will be noticed that it is necessary to sink the 
front board for the purpose of forming the 
entrance. This is known as a sunk entrance, and 
is far and away the best of its kind, as it entails 
no cutting of the body-box. 
‘'" The lift consists of two pieces 181 by 6, and 
‘two others 17 by 6. It has plinths made and 
fitted the same as the ones on the body-box, 
, éxcept that they are on all four sides. For the 
- roof two pieces 20} by, 3 inches and two others 
