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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
down as already described. Holes are made in the 
blocks, for the reason before given, and to permit the 
fingers to move the foundation from either face. The 
sections are placed on the blocks as at s, s, s, the 
foundation {/, /) added, and the waxing done seriatim ; 
the whole board is now turned over, when the sections 
hang upright, ready to be removed to the crate, for 
placing over the hive. With two of these a ver}" large 
amount of work may be accomplished, while there is 
no temptation to turn over the sections too hurriedly, 
Fig. 108.— Lee’s Dovetail Section. 
A, Joint, exact size— tb, Top Bar ; sb, Side Bar. B, Side Bar— d, d, Dovetails 
(Scale, C, Top or Bottom Bar— g, Grooves. D, Built-up Section— i. Lug ; 
other Letterings as before. 
cracking the wax, and inviting a breakdown when the 
bees are starting operations. 
Mr. Lee, by applying his dovetail joint to sections, 
has produced a form which presents not only novel 
but useful features. The construction of the joint — seen 
of full size at A, Fig. io8 — needs no further comment 
than it received at page 192. The sides (B) are 
divided like the top bars of his frame, similarly to 
which the section is put together on a block, itself a 
modification of Fig. 54. The foundation is held 
