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kerf, and then push in the wedge deep. Then one of the ways of 
fastening the wires in the foundation is with the spur wheel, 
doing the work in a very warm room, so the foundation will be 
soft. If you have no kerf in top-bar, then run melted wax along 
the joint between the foundation and the top-bar. 
I don’t want to tell how to put in 5-inch starters, because I 
don’t want you to use them. No economy in it. You will have 
entirely too much drone-comb. “You’re going to use them any- 
how?” Oh, all right, then. Put them in exactly the same as full 
sheets. 
Q. Should comb foundation come close to the end-bar of the 
frame and be fastened there with wax? I wire my frames. 
A. Either will do, but it is well to have the foundation come 
close to the end-bar. It is not necessary to wax it there. 
Q. How far from the bottom-bar ought foundation to be? 
A. About one-quarter of an inch. 
Q. Can a sheet of finely woven wire be rolled between two sheets 
of wax in making the foundation for brood-combs, to take the 
place of splints or wiring frames, as now practiced? The sheets 
could be made the size desired, or the wire screen could be woven 
1-inch mesh and could readily be cut out with the scissors. 
A. Yes; such a thing has been advertised and in use for years, 
the Van Deusen flat-bottom, wired foundation, upon which there 
was a patent. Cloth and other materials, such as screen wire, 
have also been tried as a base for foundation, but in no instance 
were they successful. 
Q. How do you fasten foundation sheets to the top-bars of 
shallow frames with no grooves and wedges? 
A. With melted wax. Some use two parts wax to one of 
rosin. Make a board large enough to fit loosely inside the frame, 
nail stops on the ends so as to let the frame go down half way, 
put frame over, then the foundation in place, and pour the melted 
wax from a spoon with its point bent together, or else with a 
special dropper. The wax is likely to stick unpleasantly to the 
board unless you wet the board or else put newspaper over it. A 
brush may also be used to put on the wax. 
Q. Is it necessary to wire full sheets in shallow extracting 
frames? 
A. You can get along without wiring if you are careful. 
Comb Foundation Drawn Out. — Q. Where foundation in sec- 
tions has been partly drawn by the bees last year, will it do to use 
