(Qu 6) Shallow chamber at [illegible]. April 9th 1868. I have this
day devised a plan for having or not having, at will, the shallow 
chamber, which appears to me to be very promising. Step sides of
hive to be rabbeted say down depth of shallow chamber and in 1/2, 5/16 x 2/16
let back of hive come up only to level of this rabbit. Make honey board 
to [illegible] or be set in so as to rest a pantops of frames when no shallow
chamber wanted, have clamps of honey board above it level enough to form
shallow chamber when turned bottom side up, projecting parts of clamps down. 
when no shallow chamber, piece of cotton cloth laid between frames and honey 
board, prevents bees from gluing frames to honey board, easy to pull if this 
from frames, old parts etc shafts of woolen rags sewed together and [illegible] 
make also middle [illegible] of honey board 2 screw two clamps so as to be
detached at will, to get opening for small central [illegible] shallow chamber. 
shallow chamber might be got perhaps better, by laying 5 sixteenths strips on the rabbit's insides,
and same [illegible] on backside of hive, having no projecting clamps, have heads of 
nails to keep honey board from crowding too close to [illegible] of hive, crushing bees. 
The honey board could now be taken off and put on beautifully. To stiffen frames to
allow great weight of honey boxes and [illegible] the frames, lay on the frames 1/4 inch 
hardwood strips, ends resting on rabbits of sides, box is resting on these strips, crossed out if C 
let them be 7/8 x 1/4 inch or 7/8 x 5/16 inches. Those same would answer 4 strips to get shallow chamber in 
the 18 1/8 x 18 1/8. If any fear (I have none of [illegible] frames two central strips might be 7/8 x �
rabbeted down so as to leave the 1/2 inch only 1/4 inch under in middle. These strips will not be so 
firmly glued but that in hot weather (honey harvest) they could be easily removed. If needed 
strips of cotton cloth could lay between them and tops of frames, middle strips might be
[illegible] and outside ones 1/2, 1 1/4 x 2 + 1/2 x 2 = 28/8. 7/8 x 6 = 28/8. 



