IMPEOYED SETTING-BOARD BOX. 



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board, and tlie left-hand side of the ^^on of Divisioit 

 Proceed in this manner until the bot- 



down the whole length with a cutting gauge where shown by 



the dotted lines ; glue one of these halves to the side of one of 



the bottoms of the box, and from here measure 



off 5in., which will be the size of your largest 



setting board for hawk moths. At this point 



glue down a whole strip, as shown in Fig. 49, 



which (supposing you have commenced from 



your left) clips the right-hand side of the first or 



Sin. settini 



second. 



tom of the box is covered with setting boards, which will now 



slide in and out between the fin. divisions. Turn the box round 



and do precisely the same with the other half. 



As many more insects under, than above, 4in. in expanse of 

 wing will be captured, the most useful sizes for setting boards, 

 as also the proper proportions of boards and divisions to fill up 

 the bottom of each half of the box, are as follow : 



First half. — Jin. strip, Sin. board ; fin. strip, 4in. board ; fin. 

 strip, 3iin. board ; fin. strip. Sin. board ; fin. strip, 24in. board ; 

 iin. strip = 20in. total. Second half. — ^in. strip, 3|in. board; 

 fin. strip. Sin. board; fin. strip, 24in. board; fin. strip, 2|in. 

 board ; fin. strip, 25in. board ; fin. strip, 2in. board ; fin. strip, 

 l^in. board ; Jin. strip = 20in. total. 



There are thus twelve setting boards 15in. long, of the most 

 useful sizes, contained in this box. The front is still as it was. 



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Fig. 50.— Front of Setting-board Box, with Flaps open. 



open. The loose piece of wood, 20in. by 4in., must now be cut 

 down the length, and each half must (making 20in. by 2in.) be 

 hinged to the top and bottom of the box ; a lock can then be 



