. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. THE PRESERVATION OF SPECIMENS. 307 ^^•- edge farthest from this groove make another groove fitted to receive a piece of glass, which is to form the top of the case; and on the same side of the wider piece at the edge farthest from the tongue cut a rab- bet three eighths of an inch deep ; this is to receive the board that is to form the bot- tom of the case. Fig. 274 repre- sents a cross section of the strips of wood thus prepared, and will serve
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. THE PRESERVATION OF SPECIMENS. 307 ^^•- edge farthest from this groove make another groove fitted to receive a piece of glass, which is to form the top of the case; and on the same side of the wider piece at the edge farthest from the tongue cut a rab- bet three eighths of an inch deep ; this is to receive the board that is to form the bot- tom of the case. Fig. 274 repre- sents a cross section of the strips of wood thus prepared, and will serve as a working drawing for the car- penter or cabinet maker. From these strips the sides of the case are to be made. The rn tongue and groove should fit snug- '^ y ly, so that pests can not enter the -A _ Fig. 274. A^. Fig. 275. Fig. 276. case when it is closed, and the corners of the case should be very carefully mitered (Fig. 275). The corners should be both glued and nailed. As soon as the case is put together, and before the glue hardens, the top and bottom should be slightly sepa-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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