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dation should accidentally get suspended sideways 
(see page 217). Those who try this arrangement will 
find in it great comfort and convenience. 
The foundation cut up has now to be fixed. Some 
use the well-known Parker fastener, which squeezes 
the foundation into the grain of the section roof; others 
favour a tool much resembling a bradawl handle, the 
large ferrule of which revolves like a wheel, and, being 
guided by a stop, squeezes the foundation until it 
adheres ; the piece which has the upper -^in. or ^in. thus 
Fig. 107.— Apparatus for Fixing Foundation. 
A, Single Block— si, st, Stops. B, Range of Blocks on Stand— .y, s, s, Section-boxes ; 
f, f, Foundation ; cl, Cleat ; b, b, Blocks. 
held tight is now turned to a right angle, so as to hang 
in position. Many similar devices are employed, and 
they have the one advantage that melted wax is not 
required ; but, for neatness, finish, and certainty, I 
prefer fixing by the aid of melted wax, and in this 
preference I find myself in excellent company. The 
most simple tool is a block (A, Fig. 107), with a thickness 
more than half that of the section-box. Nails, to act as 
stops {sf, st), are driven into its sides, so that the face of 
