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GLASS HIVES. 
posts even with the outside corners. Four piece's an 
inch thick, and an inch and a half wide, are fitted be- 
tween the posts, even with the guage-mark on the top. 
Sixteen strips, about one quarter by half an inch, are 
got out, eight to be ten, and eight twelve inches long. 
A guage-mark one inch from posts, bottom, &c., is 
the place to nail these strips ; very small nails or tacks 
will hold them. The panes of glass are to rest against 
them, which are held in their places by small pieces 
of tin, or brads. The doors are the size of the glass, 
10 x 12, about three-fourths of an inch thick ; these 
doors are cut a little too short, and the pieces, to pre- 
vent warping, are nailed on the ends ; these are hung 
to a post on one side, and secured by a button on the 
other. On two opposite sides inside the posts, half 
way up, two strips, half an inch by three quarters, are 
nailed, with holes in them for the cross-sticks ; one way 
is enough if you have guide-combs for a start, like 
those recommended for boxes, so that the sheets wil^ 
be at right angles with them ; otherwise, let the sticks 
cross both ways, about three each way will be needed, 
as the glass at the edges is not so good a support as 
wood. 
The cap can be made of half inch boards ; the top 
to project over like the hive, or let it be a little more 
than half an inch, it will admit a heavier moulding, 
which should surround it here, as well as at the top 
of the hive, or if it is prefered, dentals can be used, 
and look equally well — when no ornament is wanted, 
omit it. But painting seems necessary for such hives, 
to prevent warping, and the swelling of the doors 
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